Tributes for well known doctor Dennis Pashen after swimming accident death on Bruny Island – ABC News

Long-time Tasmanian GP Dennis Pashen is being remembered as a fierce advocate for rural health and “just a fantastic fella” after his death in a swimming accident on Bruny Island on Thursday. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-25/well-known-tasmanian-gpdennis-pashen-dies-in-swimming-accident/103150726

Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department | BMC Emergency Medicine | Full Text

One significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation is the aspiration of gastric contents. Its prevalence is more in the emergency than in elective settings. Point-of-care gastric ultrasound (GUS) is a non-invasive bedside ultrasonogram that provides both qualitative and quantitative information about the stomach contents. The diagnostic accuracy of GUS inContinue reading “Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department | BMC Emergency Medicine | Full Text”