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
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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
Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal
Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal — Read on emj.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/15/emermed-2024-214719.long Editor’s comments : This is a good article comparing standardised protocol approach vs non protocolised approach to aeromedical retrieval of acute mental health patientsContinue reading “Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal”
Surviving the Nightmare: Massive Bleeding From Large Intraoral Arteriovenous Malformation During Airway Management for Angioembolization Procedure – PMC
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the head and neck present significant challenges due to airway management complexities and hemorrhage risks. This case report describes a 15-year-old female with a congenital facial AVM causing dyspnea and … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11681977/
The River, Part 2 | Franklin River rescue – ABC News
PREHOSPITAL AMPUTATION PERFORMED UNDERWATER DESPITE GIGLI SAW FAILURE! Australian prehospital critical care and ketamine at its best http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/the-river,-part-2-franklin-river-rescue/105504920
Patient Centred Team Based Critical Care In Austere Environments : what to do when Gigli Saw fails during prehospital amputation underwater
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Ketamine versus propofol for sedation in acute psychiatric emergencies during aeromedical retrieval: a randomized controlled trial
Ketamine versus propofol for sedation in acute psychiatric emergencies during aeromedical retrieval: a randomized controlled trial — Read on http://www.aeromedconference.com/10079
Underwater leg amputation with ketamine saves man’s life
When a white-water rafter fell into the Franklin River, it triggered an extraordinary rescue mission that pushed everyone to the brink. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/franklin-river-rescue-man-stuck-lithuanian-valdas-leg-amputated/105420916
Prehospital Cricothyrotomy: A Narrative Review of Technical, Educational, and Operational Considerations for Procedure Optimization – Journal of Emergency Medicine
Prehospital Cricothyrotomy: A Narrative Review of Technical, Educational, and Operational Considerations for Procedure Optimization – Journal of Emergency Medicine — Read on http://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(24)00284-1/fulltext
Doctors warnings ignored
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Prehospital blood , TXA or scoop and run? The latest evidence discussed in 2025
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Prehospital tranexamic acid is associated with a survival benefit without an increase in complications: Results of two harmonized randomized clinical trials – PMC
A secondary analysis was performed using harmonized data from two large, double-blinded, randomized prehospital TXA trials. Prehospital TXA is safe and independently associated with a dose-dependent lower 28-day mortality risk and lower 24-hour red … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11422517/
Intravenous Ketamine to Facilitate Transport of Agitated Patients to the ECT Clinic – PMC
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be effective for a variety of psychiatric conditions, including for some patients who are very psychotic or agitated. Transferring such patients from the psychiatric ward to the ECT clinic can pose significant … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12105946/
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