FOAMEd – Page 39 – Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine – THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds

Managing trauma in rural and remote communities

Nice 7min vid: "Managing Trauma in the Community" https://t.co/c8p4bDcEkf by @Sunnybrook @SickKidsNews @StMikesHospital and via @ElaineBlau. Pearls: Think TXA & blood early, simplify RSI (ketamine,roc), FAST, manage pain, &more. Worth a watch! @OntarioCollege @SRPCanada @thenosm — Dr. Sarah Newbery (@snewbery1) March 9, 2018

Pushing the boundaries for women in PHEM

On International Women's Day @Magpas_Charity have highlighted the achievements of Dr Rosie Dwyer #FEMinPHEM #FEMinPHARM #IWD https://t.co/5k9JiUlJJJ — AirMed & Rescue (@airmedandrescue) March 8, 2018

Outback nurse lyses own STEMI!!

What would Mick Dundee do? Self-Management of an Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | NEJM https://t.co/whyyPelo5o — andy johnston (@armycritcare) March 7, 2018 The nurse who treated his own heart attack https://t.co/olP0XQh1qs via @RadioNational — Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) March 31, 2018

The Definitive Junior Doctors’ Guide to Working and Living in New Zealand — Adventure Medic

Dr Shona Main / F3, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland Dr Will Denehan / F3, Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland For many years now, New Zealand has been an incredibly popular destination for doctors at all stages of their training looking to expand their horizons and experience life and work in another culture and healthcare system. With… viaContinue reading “The Definitive Junior Doctors’ Guide to Working and Living in New Zealand — Adventure Medic”

Open Access Article EVERY DAY!

JPCH is launching #FreeAccess … everyday We are DELIGHTED to announce that thanks to overwhelming support from you, our readers, @WileyGlobal & @TheRACP we're making one article per day FREE for 24 hrs via social media. Follow us and skip the paywall – everyday. pic.twitter.com/eFxdU1sn16 — JPCH (@JPCHonline) February 28, 2018

More Oxygen!

As a nursing student, you might find all the different oxygen delivery systems confusing. But not anymore! In this post we’ll cover the main oxygen delivery systems you’ll see in your clinical rotations. Ready? A Few Important Terms Before we get into the different types of oxygen delivery systems, we need to go over a… viaContinue reading “More Oxygen!”

Twitter on heart health

pic.twitter.com/05MKOWLesQ — Bee (@BelindaJones68) February 22, 2018

So Sick 18!

The Big Sick 18 #TBS18 conference is done and we’re catching up on sleep and all the impressions from a great week with learning, discussions and fantastic people – and here’s an excellent recap video of #TBS18 from Marius Klausen … Continue reading → via THE BIG SICK 18 RECAP —

Dont cheat a heart

Hey, there. It’s been awhile. This post is for nurses who care for patients immediately following open-heart surgery, but most of it applies to any patient. I mean, since they all have hearts. Or so I assume. The top six concerns for patients following open-heart surgery… C Cold. Cold is the first problem with open-heart… viaContinue reading “Dont cheat a heart”

Simple Arterial Blood Gas Intepretation

Simple ABG Interpretation – An Educational Resource – In Full Colour 😂 https://t.co/TryYuUdMJ2 #FOAMed #FOAMcc pic.twitter.com/5vneISQiNy — David Lyness (@Gas_Craic) February 1, 2018

Warrior Advocacy

Hear @browofjustice share her views on Warrior Advocacy on our latest podcast episode! #warrioradvocate https://t.co/99E02VujwP pic.twitter.com/Y2OkpUD7Y9 — Nurse Mo, BSN RN (@StraightANurse) January 29, 2018

Awake and Dead?

What do you do in cardiac arrest when your patient is “awake and dead” (CPR-IC)? It is a growing phenomenon and we take a mini deep dive on some of the more recent literature and techniques.#FOAMed #FOAMems #FOAMcc #ACLS #CardiacArresthttps://t.co/LJ0xzFDu6p pic.twitter.com/RjpCUYEJbY — Chip with TOTAL EM (@the_TOTAL_EM) January 30, 2018

Social resuscitation

There are parts of the resuscitation with no algorithm. No protocol. How do we improve that part? What are the social resuscitation skills we need to work on? We’re very pleased to have Dr Ruth Parsell chip in with some thoughts. Ruth is a current ACEM Registrar working on the CareFlight Rapid Response Helicopter inContinue reading “Social resuscitation”