New arrhythmia guidelines 2017

Being a resuscitation educator commonly requires discussion of the dilemmas of arrhythmia management. This is an area we don’t delve into everyday so achieving true ‘expertise’ is a challenge. Guidelines often come to the rescue in such life-threatening and time dependent situations. The American Heart Association (AHA) has released updated recommendations for the management of […]Continue reading “New arrhythmia guidelines 2017”

The story behind Australia’s first Nobel Peace Prize

A pub in Carlton: story of Australia’s first #Nobel Peace Prize … @drruthmitchell & Dr Marcus Yip write in #MJAInSight … "The beginning of #ICAN was in a pub in Carlton. It’s time for the Australian government to do its part in ending nuclear weapons." https://t.co/Vg6zdDQq8t pic.twitter.com/XDQIboy3KM — MJA (@theMJA) December 12, 2017

A perfect Airway Storm up North

This episode I reflect upon a really tough airway case. I have asked a number of airway gurus from the FOAMed community to comment on the logistics and plan to manage this case. Thanks to Tim Leeuwenburg, Rich Levitan, Roger Harris and Dr Richard Lewis of their contributions. The patient 50 year old woman with… viaContinue reading “A perfect Airway Storm up North”

Happy Airway NEW YEAR in Sydney !

Cadaveric Airway Course in Sydney UTS January 18-19 still has a few open spots: https://t.co/H4FmkrqIOI … Its going to be a lot of larynx! Join faculty @airwaycam @HawkmoonHEMS @IanMeducator and Clare Hayes-Bradley — Richard Levitan (@airwaycam) November 23, 2017 Educational Cric tool. Incrementalized approach to save a life–use a knife. pic.twitter.com/wXeOoUfvZP — Richard Levitan (@airwaycam)Continue reading “Happy Airway NEW YEAR in Sydney !”