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Load-Play-Go and “6 minutes approach” in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest . Is this just fool?

MEDEST I’m really surprised of the great debate that the previous post (Load-Play-Go in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. The “6 minutes approach”) arouse around the “6 minutes approach”, and all the comments on the “load-play and go” way to manage the OHCA patients potentially candidate to Externa Life Support. Most of the comments affirmedContinue reading “Load-Play-Go and “6 minutes approach” in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest . Is this just fool?”

Better Pink or Better Blue? Dealing with Cardiac Kids

Originally posted on Songs or Stories:
OK, here we go. This is the first in a 2 part series on a general approach to kids with cardiac disease. This post, by Dr Andrew Weatherall, is on key points of assessment. The second post in the series will be an attempt to provide simple goals of anaesthesia when looking after…

Paramedic Registration

Originally posted on DOWNSTAIRS CARE OUT THERE BLOG:
If your unaware, the big day for the Paramedic Registration vote is the 7th of August! Time to start making some noise about what we want as paramedics. Registration is Important. So get on social media and make some noise the tag is #PararegAus Its time to…

Heads Up CPR !

Heads up on the Heads up.Reverse Trendellenberg trending. @FOAMEMS #FOAMed @hp_ems @ketaminh http://t.co/zMpzrZ2BDL pic.twitter.com/c3o2fY9qzF — Word on the Street (@wotsukrobl) August 1, 2015

Why checklists fail – the science of implementation

Published in Nature journal this week, a useful perspective into the complexity of checklists and human factors . This nicely summarises my main debate points with Tim Leeuwenburg at SMACCGOLD . Hospital checklists are meant to save lives — so why do they often fail?

Managing airways in TBI

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Dr Richard Levitan Airway lecture at Mayo Clinic July 31st 2015

SA Journal Club with Dr. Stephen Bernard discussing CHEER, AVOID & PASS trials

Dr Richard Levitan on Airway Management by Mayo Clinic EM

Rich Levitan @airwaycam on Airway Management @MayoClinicEM https://t.co/P1d87L4WYv #FOAMed pic.twitter.com/c9WbmzlL25 — Mayo Clinic EM (@MayoClinicEM) July 30, 2015

Back to basics: checklists in aviation and healthcare

A cautionary note on checklists and healthcare..OPEN ACCESS TOO! Back to basics: checklists in aviation and healthcare

French SMUR : Medical pre-hospital management reduces mortality in severe blunt trauma: a prospective epidemiological study

Important open access paper from a few years ago from France on role of prehospital critical care in severe trauma. Medical pre-hospital management reduces mortality in severe blunt trauma: a prospective epidemiological study This paper in my opinion, is not about physician vs paramedic model of prehospital care. It is more about what meaningful interventionsContinue reading “French SMUR : Medical pre-hospital management reduces mortality in severe blunt trauma: a prospective epidemiological study”

Red Dust, dingoes, trauma and Sepsis with Dr Chris Edwards

Red Dust, dingoes, trauma and Sepsis: http://t.co/mKyVPhaWWv via @sandnsurf — Chris Edwards (@EMtraveller) July 25, 2015

Another SMACC Perspective

Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
This week (somewhat late) we have another perspective on SMACC from Ben Lawson (@Paramedidad). Ben is a Paramedic from Queensland and a first time SMACC attendee. Please note the lateness of this post is entirely my fault: Ben emailed me before even getting home from SMACC. Sorry Ben! ? The post-SMACC return…

African Emergency Medicine FOAMEd – Online training for HEMS

AfJEM online first An online learning programme improves traumatic brain injury guideline adherence in a South Afr… http://t.co/NvzTK3z5Uv — AfJEM (@AfJEM) July 25, 2015

Dr Jim DuCanto on his SMACC US experience

This will be good! @jducanto Airway Toolbox #smaccus pic.twitter.com/gVO1l56R9x — Thomas D (@thomas1973) June 26, 2015 Party bus w/@TbayEDguy on way to SMACC Gala pic.twitter.com/l5RtvLXc6T — James DuCanto (@jducanto) July 9, 2015 The following is an excerpt from feedback that Jim provided me after SMACC Chicago. He kindly gave permission to share his thoughts withContinue reading “Dr Jim DuCanto on his SMACC US experience”