Four years after a 15-year-old boy died due to a nut allergy, a Victorian coroner is examining if the death was preventable and whether paramedics and doctors at the Box Hill Hospital provided appropriate care. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/max-mckenzie-nut-allergy-coronial-inquest/106022338
Category Archives: FOAMEd
Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia
Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia — Read on http://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in an elderly patient: a case report in the prehospital setting | International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Full Text
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) aims to limit hypoxic injury by providing oxygen to brain and heart tissues during cardiac arrest. There has been an increase in reports of patients exhibiting signs such as eye opening, limb movement, agitation, or even interference with resuscitation maneuvers while receiving CPR. These manifestations cease when chest compressions are stopped, evenContinue reading “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in an elderly patient: a case report in the prehospital setting | International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Full Text”
The Net Zero misinformation from the Coalition facing extinction
Max McKenzie’s parents’ mission to stop others losing a child to anaphylaxis
Max McKenzie’s parents’ mission to stop others losing a child to anaphylaxis — Read on amp.nine.com.au/article/c104830a-d9cf-4534-b7df-3322ea164597
Medical Director’s Position Paper: Repatriating Psychiatric Patients | ITIJ
Following on from the Medical Directors’ Forum at ITIC Global in Athens in October 2022, a Position Paper has been published on the international aeromedical transport of patients with psychiatric conditions — Read on http://www.itij.com/latest/long-read/medical-directors-position-paper-repatriating-psychiatric-patients
Emergency field amputation in a resource‑limited setting: a case report – PMC
Emergency field amputation is an exceptionally sporadic but potentially life-saving intervention in extreme trauma scenarios, particularly in resource-limited environments. We describe a 16-year-old male with a severe crush injury to the proximal … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12487335/
Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The EVIDENCE trial asked if rapid transport with ongoing CPR improves survival in refractory out-of-hospital … Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial
Own the Hamilton T1 Ventilator
Off the back of the hugely successful “Own the Oxlyog” guidelines, our good friend, co-creator of our ED Procedures Course and colleague Emergency … Own the Hamilton T1 Ventilator
Prehospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – PMC
This cohort study examines more than 20 years of data for patients with traumatic cardiac arrest to evaluate the association of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy with survival outcomes. — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11866073/
How neo-Nazis used the shield of ‘ordinary mums and dads’ at Australia’s anti-immigration rallies to sell white supremacy | Far right | The Guardian
From online grievances about migration to men dressed in black in a sea of Australian flags, far-right groups clearly intended to capitalise off events — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/02/how-neo-nazis-used-the-shield-of-ordinary-mums-and-dads-at-australia-anti-immigration-rallies-to-sell-white-supremacy-ntwnfb
Fact checkers assess March for Australia’s immigration claims | SBS News
Australia’s migration numbers and policies were the target of March for Australia’s anti-immigration rallies over the weekend. Here’s what experts have to say about their claims. — Read on http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/fact-checkers-assess-march-for-australia-immigration-claims/8yorv67wp
Who’s going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again? – The Australia Institute
Who’s going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again? – The Australia Institute — Read on australiainstitute.org.au/post/whos-going-to-stand-up-and-make-nazis-ashamed-again/
Volunteering with Floating Doctors in Bocas del Toro
Dr Noemi Welsch talks about her experience of volunteering with the Floating Doctors in Panama. The post Volunteering with Floating Doctors in Bocas … Volunteering with Floating Doctors in Bocas del Toro
Ventilator‐assisted preoxygenation in an aeromedical retrieval setting – Latona – 2024 – Emergency Medicine Australasia – Wiley Online Library
Ventilator-assisted preoxygenation (VAPOX) is a method of preoxygenation and apnoeic ventilation, prior to intubation. This article describes the use of VAPOX during intubation of critically unwell p… — Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1742-6723.14404
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