Civilian aeromedical retrievals (the Australian experience) – BJA Education — Read on http://www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(17)30066-5/fulltext
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On ketamine in rural medicine
Recently, I met a new doctor to our rural ED who shook my hand and said he knew about my ketamine research and had found it helpful in managing acutely agitated patients in very remote Outback settings where he had previously worked. Literally 20 min later he was called to manage an acutely agitated patientContinue reading “On ketamine in rural medicine”
Pericardiocentesis for traumatic tamponade: a feasible alternative for low-resource trauma care?
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The study in this post was conducted in southern Gaza, where attacks continue. If you want to want to support… Pericardiocentesis for traumatic tamponade: a feasible alternative for low-resource trauma care?
JC: Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Haemorrhage – The SWIFT Randomised Controlled Trial
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed A critical appraisal of a RCT comparing whole blood vs blood component transfusions for bleeding trauma … JC: Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Haemorrhage – The SWIFT Randomised Controlled Trial
Access to physician-based HEMS in the UK: progress, patchwork or postcode lottery?
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Physician-based HEMS provision in the UK has expanded significantly since 2009, but variation remains. This … Access to physician-based HEMS in the UK: progress, patchwork or postcode lottery?
Finger thoracostomy: Significant risks and unproven benefits in prehospital settings – PMC
Trauma is a leading cause of preventable death, with a significant portion of trauma deaths occurring in the prehospital setting. Interventions such as chest drainage may play a critical role in managing life‐threatening conditions but face … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12035982/
Prehospital transfusion strategies in haemorrhagic shock – PMC
Massive transfusion protocols are established in-hospital practices for managing haemorrhagic shock, yet critical bleeding accounts for up to 40% of trauma deaths, with half occurring before hospital arrival. This has driven interest in prehospital … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12911180/
Rapid Sequence Intubation in High-Risk Patients: What Clinicians and Researchers Must Know – A Narrative Review – ScienceDirect
Rapid Sequence Intubation in High-Risk Patients: What Clinicians and Researchers Must Know – A Narrative Review – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352556826000226
How the system failed Max McKenzie
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“Sealing His Fate”: Inquest Finds Catastrophic Failures in Teen’s Anaphylaxis Treatment – SnackSafely.com
A ‘vibrant and talented’ boy was let down by the very system designed to save him. — Read on snacksafely.com/2026/02/sealing-his-fate-inquest-finds-catastrophic-failures-in-teens-anaphylaxis-treatment/
Max McKenzie: Medical workers ‘robbed’ child of chance at survival
Max McKenzie: Medical workers ‘robbed’ child of chance at survival — Read on amp.9news.com.au/article/9f18b918-878b-4b10-81c4-ebb82e0641aa
Coroners inquest finding for Max McKenzie
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Coroner recommends Ambulance Victoria guideline review following nut allergy death of Max McKenzie – ABC News
The coroner could not definitively rule that the anaphylaxis death of 15-year-old Max McKenzie was preventable, despite identifying delays in the teen’s medical treatment. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/anaphylaxis-death-nut-allergy-max-mckenzie-box-hill-hospital/106307284
Awake during CPR
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Emergency whole blood transfusion protocol : an example
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