Category Archives: FOAMEd

Asthma for Ambos — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

Tonight I had the privilege to talk to the team at the Werribee branch of Ambulance Victoria. I was given the brief to talk on something to do with paediatric respiratory problems and I thought I would focus on one of their most common presentations – asthma. Asthma is such a common condition, affecting one… viaContinue reading “Asthma for Ambos — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

JellyBean 046 with Ruth Bird — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F269116673&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false A sports mad yet sensible woman. It’s @DrRuthBird from #SMACCdub (She turned down free beer, paid for by @precordialthump, in order to talk to me and thus talk to you.) Sport! More sport! The Rio Olympics are in full flow. The European Football season has started. That means thousands and thousands of people all crammed…Continue reading “JellyBean 046 with Ruth Bird — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”

Lecture: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Part (Overview and Non-STE-ACS) and Part 2 (STEMI) — Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog

Here is a pdf of all the slides (parts I and 2). This contains some extra slides which were "hidden" in the presentation.Part 1: Overview and Non-ST Elevation ACS Part 2: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction via Lecture: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Part (Overview and Non-STE-ACS) and Part 2 (STEMI) — Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Getting to the Start Line — The Collective

We can debate the value of this advanced team model vs that advanced team model. We can debate videolaryngoscopy vs direct laryngoscopy for days. People do. Its all chump change compared to the real challenge. Getting that team where they need to be. Dr Alan Garner and Dr Andrew Weatherall have a bit reviewing aContinue reading “Getting to the Start Line — The Collective”

Things That Come Afterwards — Songs or Stories

The bit at the start is controlled. Mostly. The bit at the end is more at the mercy of other things. Dr Andrew Weatherall has a practical review on emergence delirium. In showbusiness there is apparently a saying that you should never work with animals or children. I guess the theory is that both kidsContinue reading “Things That Come Afterwards — Songs or Stories”

JellyBean 044 with Kat Evans and BADEM — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F276269206&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false Jellybean Two for One Deal. @Kat__Evans shares two interesting stories; #FOAMed in the resource poor world and the BADEM website a very personal story about what happens when your mum gets “proper sick” on the other side of the world. (I know I have had to think about that. Maybe you have too?) It turns…Continue reading “JellyBean 044 with Kat Evans and BADEM — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”

JellyBean 043 Paramedic Michael Stanley — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F275225489&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false Alternative Career. Alternative Energy. Alternative Jellybean Podcaster. Matt MacPartlin (@RollCageMedic) interviews a paramedic who has a odd view of the world especially when he is at work. Alternative careers and alternative energy. So you’ve completed your training. The world is ready for you. It has a plan for you. It has a lifelong career path…Continue reading “JellyBean 043 Paramedic Michael Stanley — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”

Tactical Medicine in the Civilian Setting – The Second Bit — The Collective

We’re back with the second post in a series on tactical medicine in the civilian setting, written again by one of our CNCs Mel Brown. We’re going back to back with these ones (you can find part one here) though you might have to wait a little for part three. The tactical environment is dynamicContinue reading “Tactical Medicine in the Civilian Setting – The Second Bit — The Collective”