The Dangerous Little Details

A new bit of research is out looking at paediatric intubation in the prehospital and retrieval setting. Picking it up and turning it this way, that way and all around, here’s Dr Andrew Weatherall.  Advanced prehospital practitioners that I’ve met have some pretty common traits. They are pretty comfortable around things that other people might findContinue reading “The Dangerous Little Details”

An improvised laryngoscope

what do you do with it https://t.co/hRO2BaK4p2 — Seth Trueger (@MDaware) March 9, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js @mjslabbert @DrEricLevi ? pic.twitter.com/OLxS5X0fZK — Seth Trueger (@MDaware) March 9, 2016   . @MDaware @davedungay @mjslabbert @DrEricLevi here’s the video evidence https://t.co/iqIyXqCdPd — James Tooley (@jamestooley) March 9, 2016

Is Ketofol the milk of human kindness for procedural sedation. St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Meducation in Virchester #FOAMed Another fine day in Virchester and another marvellous weekly Journal Club discussing Ketofol. I was unable to attend our traditional meeting (which ended a few minutes ago) as I was visiting my parents but I guess the beauty of #FOAMed is that you actually do not have to physically…Continue reading “Is Ketofol the milk of human kindness for procedural sedation. St.Emlyn’s”

Straight Talk about Blades and Kids

Some of the more popular posts on this site have been the ones where we vox pop paediatric anaesthetists for their top tips on a topic. The brief is easy: what are the things you most commonly say to people trying to learn this particular skill. Today’s edition – laryngoscopy. So here is a collection of thoughtsContinue reading “Straight Talk about Blades and Kids”

A Bit Early and A Bit Far Away

We welcome another new contributor to the site with this post. Jodie Martin is a clinical educator and flight nurse working in the Top End of Australia. She has just finished up a Masters which included looking at a big retrieval challenge – preterm births in the wild reaches of the Northern Territory.  Which retrieval taskings scare youContinue reading “A Bit Early and A Bit Far Away”