Category Archives: Emergency anaesthesia

Prehospital amputation

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Auckland HEMS has recently added a Gigli saw to the medical pack in case a patient requires prehospital amputation. Fortunately the team has not yet been required to perform this procedure. Anecdotally, prehospital amputations that have been performed by paramedic staffed EMS in the Auckland area in recent years have…

STORZ CMAC intubation for head GSW patient

This is from Dr Larry Mellick Youtube channel. I highlight this video to demonstrate a couple of things. 1. Good demonstration of CMAC VL in trauma patient with cervical spine precautions 2. Leaving cervical spine collar insitu during intubation attempt. Not my recommendation but you can see it is possible when using an indirect VLContinue reading “STORZ CMAC intubation for head GSW patient”

Masterclass in Rural and Remote Medicine, Kangaroo Island November 2013

  Folks, dont miss this one if you are in Australia or close ! Masterclass in Rural and Remote Medicine by Dr Tim Leeuwenburg and friends! Knowing Tim, it will feature heavily on practical training for those who need to provide emergency resuscitation and critical care to injured and ill a long way from anContinue reading “Masterclass in Rural and Remote Medicine, Kangaroo Island November 2013”

Airway Checklist Practicalities and FOAMed PHARM Kit Dump Update

Confessions of a novice PHARM co-author: I am guilty of blogging negligence for not posting this sooner. I had an asynchronous conversation with Scott Weingart on Airway Checklist real world implementation …

Intubation via a Supraglottic Airway without any paralytic

Jim DuCanto demonstrates how he intubates via the AirQ SGA using the AirVu optical stylet. This is done using gaseous and local anaesthesia alone WITHOUT RECOURSE TO PARALYTICS OR IV INDUCTION AGENTS