Originally posted on The Collective:
There’s been a lot of stimulating discussion after parts 1 and 2 of this series from Dr Alan Garner (you can check those here and here). Here’s part 3. Thanks for sticking with the discussion so far. In part 2 we had a look at AP compression injuries and lateral compression…
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Martin Bromiley awarded Difficult Airway Society medal
Martin Bromiley awarded DAS medal for bringing Human Factors into discussion of patient safety & airway mgmt pic.twitter.com/22soDKmPYf — Richard Levitan (@airwaycam) November 14, 2014
THE MASTER
8 years ago I met Dr Levitan and read his seminal book on emergency airway management. It was like a light was turned on in a dark room. Since then, with his teachings I have NEVER failed an intubation/airway to date. A living legend of Emergency medicine and airway management
You are what you eat
EDIBLE CRICOTHYROTOMY MODEL from Rob Bryant on Vimeo.
Fluid resuscitation in bleeding trauma patient: are you aware of wich is the right fluid and the right strategy?
MEDEST The fluids of choice in prehospital field are, in most cases, cristalloids (Norma Saline or Lactate Ringer). But what is the physiological impact of saline solutions when administered in large amounts (as the latest ATLS guidelines indicates) to hypotensive trauma patients? Is aggressive Fluid resuscitation the right strategy to be pursued? The triad ofContinue reading “Fluid resuscitation in bleeding trauma patient: are you aware of wich is the right fluid and the right strategy?”
Bringing the ED to the patient!
When Harry fell hard on his wrist we flew the emergency department to him saving his family a 5hr car ride @ketaminh pic.twitter.com/2h0lYJCjF5 — Royal Flying Doctor (@RoyalFlyingDoc) November 7, 2014
Scalpel Finger Bougie -Life Saving Art
Scary Little Creatures
Originally posted on The Collective:
Dr Andrew Weatherall does prehospital doctor stuff but spends lots of time serving the somnolent god of anaesthesia in a tertiary paediatric hospital. He has particular interests in cardiac, thoracic, trauma and liver transplant anaesthesia and is trying to be a PhD student in his spare time. You can also find…
Bougie aided video assisted intubation through King Laryngeal Tube
MEDEST If you have a patient with a King LT in place and want to intubate him use the Bougie and the videolaryngoscope. It works perfectly. Here is the video tutorial. View original post
SMACC CHICAGO ! Register in 7 days !
Dr Brian Burns shows that even other conferences recommend SMACC CHICAGO ! He is presenting here at Rural Medicine Australia 2014 in Sydney. Tweeted photo courtesy of @FlyTexan
The Bind About Pelvic Binders (Part 2)
Originally posted on The Collective:
This is part 2 in Dr Alan Garner’s series on pelvic fractures and the approach to binders. You can find part 1 here. In part one we had a look at the evidence for benefit from pelvic binders. In short there is no study yet published showing a significant improvement…
NORTHERN PHARM
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!
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…
