Category Archives: Aeromedical retrieval

JellyBean 052 with Marietjie “MJ” Slabbert and Aeromedicine — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F292284775&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false Punching above your weight and above the clouds. In the first post bare knuckle fight interview for the Jellybean Podcast we talk to the victor, nay, the newly crowned Heavyweight Champion of South African Aeromedicine. She was, of course, graceful in her moment of triumph. It’s @mjslabbert Dr Slabbert went into the ring with a…Continue reading “JellyBean 052 with Marietjie “MJ” Slabbert and Aeromedicine — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”

Unexpected at 24,000 Feet — The Collective

Contributors Dr Toby Shipway and Flight Nurse Jodie Martin return with a little about something that would make any retrievalist sweat – delivering babies in the air. A call came into the Logistics Coordination centre from a nurse in a remote health centre, worried about new contractions in a pregnant woman who was 31 weeksContinue reading “Unexpected at 24,000 Feet — The Collective”

The Remote Bad Stuff — The Collective

Last time Jodie Martin, Flight Nurse extraordinaire dropped by she shared one of our most popular posts ever. Jodie returns with a little on the Top End experience of sepsis. Time for a look at some remote medicine again. CareFlight provides the aeromedical service for the top half of the Northern Territory (NT) in Australia. […]Continue reading “The Remote Bad Stuff — The Collective”

Physiology in the Winch — The Collective

Dr Alan Garner has a blog post in the context of a report just published. A catastrophe during a winching operation highlights the physiological challenges we sometimes add in the work we do. The death of a patient during a winching incident in Victoria in 2013 was distressing for everyone concerned. I was asked byContinue reading “Physiology in the Winch — The Collective”

Getting to the Start Line — The Collective

We can debate the value of this advanced team model vs that advanced team model. We can debate videolaryngoscopy vs direct laryngoscopy for days. People do. Its all chump change compared to the real challenge. Getting that team where they need to be. Dr Alan Garner and Dr Andrew Weatherall have a bit reviewing aContinue reading “Getting to the Start Line — The Collective”