The Extraordinary Life Of A Flight Paramedic In The Canadian Arctic Thanks to @nutmeig on Twitter for alerting me to this brilliant article and photography of Northern PHARM!
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Helicopter emergency services: A disparity between aviation and medical proficiency
Check out Mike’s insightful call to improve HEMS safety and quality here!
Keeping it all together
Check out Tim’s brilliant OCD post here!
The Bind When it Comes to Using a Binder
Originally posted on The Collective:
This post by Dr Alan Garner is the first of a trio on the topic of pelvic fractures and the evidence for what to do. Alan is an emergency physician at Nepean Hospital in Sydney and the Medical Director of CareFlight, having started in prehospital medicine in 1996. He has…
Mechanical CPR: Three CHEERS or a big thumbs down?
Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
There has been a fair bit about mechanical CPR devices floating around the FOAMasphere lately, so I thought I should probably do a post. These devices are not exactly new (check out the Thumper, in use in Victoria in the 70s) However, there seems to be a surge in interest in these…
Delayed Sequence Intubation: A Prospective Observational Study
Preferred position?
Auckland HEMS prehospital blood transfusion – coming soon to a helicopter near you
Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Bloody hell. Pretty much summarizes the severe traumas that define the essence of our trade. And sometimes, the answer to critical bleeding is to give blood. We are grateful to our colleagues at Sydney HEMS, who advise: “blood is provided to transfuse patients with life-threatening bleeding after meticulous attention to hemorrhage…
NODESAT JUST GOT BETTER!
Episode 17 – The Spleen!
Originally posted on FOAMcast:
(ITUNES OR LISTEN HERE) The Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) We review Dr. Scott Weingart’s episode 133 on pre-hospital REBOA (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta). Weingart interviews Dr. Gareth Davies about the encounter, underscoring the increasing use of REBOA. For a quick REBOA refresher, check out Episode 121. REBOA (Review of…
Airway vs Vomit
Check out full article over at Taming The SRU HERE KUDOS TO Drs : Jim DuCanto, Mike Steurwald & Jeff Hill !!!
Soft neck collar to replace hard – times are a changin!
The Elaine Bromiley case – “That others may learn, so that others may live”
One of the greatest FOAMEd projects I have ever seen come to fruition, please thank Dr Nicholas Chrimes and Martin Bromiley for their tireless endeavours into human factors and improving patient safety. Check out Nick’s education site here for more information on this video recreation.
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 
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