Author Archives: ketaminh
Long Backboard versus Vacuum Mattress Splint to Immobilize Whole Spine in Trauma Victims in the Field: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Vacuum mattress splint shown in intubated prehospital trauma patient
Airway management: ‘‘the times they are a-changin’’ by Dr George Kovacs
HOW TO PRODUCE A JAMIT VIDEO ENTRY
Video IS killing the Direct Laryngoscope star!
Time to JAMIT by Stomp The Orange
The official JAMIT promotional song by Stomp The Orange The Lead singer on the recording is none other than Dr GERRY CONSIDINE Like the song then consider joining the JAMIT competition! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
Mac Partlin on Emergency Airway Access
Antidepressant Efficacy of Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A Two-Site Randomized Controlled Trial
Norwegian paper suggests stop routine prehospital cervical collar use
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A Rant about Paramedic Intubation
Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
A relatively brief and evidence free opinion piece about intubation. As always, feedback is welcomed. Play in player below, or right click file at bottom of page and select “Save As” [audio http://ambofoam.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/ambofoam-intubation-rant.mp3%5D AmboFOAM Intubation Rant Podcast
JAMIT 2013 COMPETITION UPDATE!
The Importance of a Solid Foundation
Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
Here is another guest post by my colleague James. This is an excellent piece on the importance of approaching scenarios in a cohesive, standardised manner that still allows some flexibility. Emergency medicine is actually based on some pretty simple concepts as James discusses. As an ALS clinical instructor who also dabbles…
CASE #6 UPDATE – FIND THE BLEEDING, STOP THE BLEEDING
Originally posted on Rural Doctors Net:
OK, thanks to all who answered CASE#6 ‘Find the bleeding, stop the bleeding’ Plenty of good ideas, although some of the options are more realistic than others given the inevitable constraints of rurality. Glad that none followed the EMST mantra to the letter and killed him… The setting of…
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 