Our path is made by walking, by José Manuel Velasco

In the coming II National Conference on Humanizing Intensive Care in Barcelona, we will have the opportunity to see first hand the vision of professionals who have spent years working on units that long ago took the step of opening its doors. Without a doubt, it will be an injection of energy and a source…Continue reading “Our path is made by walking, by José Manuel Velasco”

JellyBean 032 with Ashley Liebig

Fear, Flight, Fight. Ashley Liebig is a Screaming Eagle. So at SMACC Chicago you had a 101st Airborne Division Medic talking about feelings. SMACC Star Ashley Liebig, now a Texan Flight Nurse rocked one of the Pre-SMACC US Workshops with a difficult subject, talking about dealing with critical events as a human inside a big…Continue reading “JellyBean 032 with Ashley Liebig”

Where are you putting that Mars Bar?

I saw a recent suggestion that rectal administration of a chocolate bar could be used to reverse hypoglycaemia in a patient who was unable to take anything orally. This led to a range of comments from colleagues mostly of surprise. There were the suggestions that maybe a Poly Woffle has a better likeness to aContinue reading “Where are you putting that Mars Bar?”