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Reports from the Top End – ASA Highlights Reel

Continuing the posts arising from the ASA conference (not the anaesthetics one, the Aeromed one), we share thoughts from just a few attendees with th esessions that proved to be a highlight.  The Northern Territory is known for many things. Even some things that aren’t related to crocodiles. Just recently it also hosted the annualContinue reading “Reports from the Top End – ASA Highlights Reel”

The echos of World Sepsis Day, by Alberto Del Castillo

Our target in the World Sepsis Day is not the humanization of care of these patients and Posttraumatic syndrome suffered by many of them.Our goal has to be the prevention.  To do this, there are such basic measures of prevention as the following: Vaccinating children protects grandparents Today there are effective vaccines for children, which protect us from the main pathogens.…Continue reading “The echos of World Sepsis Day, by Alberto Del Castillo”

Ubuntu: Not another tachypnoeic pregnant patient!

Tweet Ubuntu case report: Dyspnoea in a pregnant patient Guest Author: Dr Neville Vlok | Editor: Dr Katya Evans History Mrs V is a 35 year old G3P2 female at 32 weeks pregnant by dates. She was referred to Ubuntu hospital for IVI antibiotics after being seen at the local clinic with a diagnosis of “severe…Continue reading “Ubuntu: Not another tachypnoeic pregnant patient!”

Communicating terrible news: Can we do it better? Liz Crowe at St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Meducation in Virchester #FOAMed   It’s every health professional’s most dreaded task to have to communicate difficult news to desperate patients, friends and relatives; particularly when someone has died. Think about this clinical case and ask yourself what you would do. A 46 year old man is involved in a motor vehicle accident…Continue reading “Communicating terrible news: Can we do it better? Liz Crowe at St.Emlyn’s”

The Clot Module

From Dr Chris Denny, Auckland HEMS Medical Director: Dear colleagues, 1. We need your help. We are testing a new clinical module: The ‘Clot Module.’ Why do we want another module? To borrow an ergonomic phrase – to task cluster. 2. Please read this article (password-protected for Auckland HEMS team members only) from the 2014 Annals ofContinue reading “The Clot Module”