FOAMEd – Page 67 – Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine – THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds

Temporary pacemakers in critical care

Pacing in ICU is confusing. Sarah Wesley explains it clearly & practically in this video http://t.co/4O2OcYQlps pic.twitter.com/tr2oRd024K — Oliver Flower (@OliFlower) September 10, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Challenging Case: Difficult Airway in Patients With Head or Neck Masses

Challenging Case: Difficult Airway in Patients With Head or Neck Masses https://t.co/uXfEs3mdfD via @sharethis #anesthesianews — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) September 11, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

ICU: a branch of hell?

Hola a tod@s, my dear friends.Today we make an exception in our holiday break to share great news with you. Intensive Care Medicine has just published on line another article signed by IC-HU Project members: Dra. Ángela Alonso of the ICU of Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada and myself.ICU: a branch of hell? (click here to access…Continue reading “ICU: a branch of hell?”

Get the Best from Your Rest – Sleep Hygiene at St Emlyn’s

Sleep hygiene tips; general sleep hygiene and evidence-based tips for shift workers to keep you safe and productive. Source: Get the Best from Your Rest – Sleep Hygiene at St Emlyn’s

Updated Canadian guidelines for management of pregnant trauma patient 2015

Revisiting Old Stories About Little Airways

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“How to get brave: The three steps for implementing change” with Almero Oosthuizen

Podcast: Jo Park-Ross and Almero Oosthuizen Are you keen for change? Not sure how to be part of the change you think is needed? Here is a short podcast to motivate… Source: “How to get brave: The three steps for implementing change” with Almero Oosthuizen

Low HEART score. Acute LAD occlusion. Detected only by analysis of subtle ECG.

A completely healthy 39 year old woman with no cardiac risk factors had sudden onset of bilateral trapezius pain that radiated around to her throat. It resolved after about 5 minutes, but then recurred and was sustained for over an hour. She called 911. EMS recorded these ECGs:Time 0:In V2-V4, there is ST elevation that…Continue reading “Low HEART score. Acute LAD occlusion. Detected only by analysis of subtle ECG.”

Emergent treatment of hyponatremia or elevated ICP with bicarb ampules

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Wisdom of ER care by Dr Seth Trueger who is always Aware

Great pearls from @MDaware Clearly he spends too much time thinking about how to be more efficient 🙂 http://t.co/Vo2rhW2GDg What's a puck? — Casey Parker (@broomedocs) September 7, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

How we communicate bad news with Liz Crowe and Iain Beardsell

How we communicate bad news. A @stemlyns podcast with the fabulous @LizCrowe2 tackling a tricky topic. https://t.co/2tLQqrEVF0 — Iain Beardsell (@docib) September 7, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

September 2015 Summary statement: new guidelines for the management of paracetamol poisoning in Australia and New Zealand

updated ANZ paracetamol poisoning guidelines released by @theMJA today https://t.co/XjdXuQ7Oa3 #FOAMtox — Michael Downes (@ToxTalks) September 7, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Approach to Potential Ischemic Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

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Forget ACLS guidelines if you are dealing with Pulseless Electric Activity. Part 1.

ACLS Guidelines are misleading about diagnosis and treatment of pulseless electric activity (PEA) This takes to conceptual and clinical errors when treating patients in cardiac arrest. Let’s see why and if there is a better way to follow when dealing with this kind of patients. First part is about diagnosis and diagnostic tools. Live yourContinue reading “Forget ACLS guidelines if you are dealing with Pulseless Electric Activity. Part 1.”

Reports from the Top End – The TriClinicians Cup

Recently the Aeromedical Society of Australia had their annual conference up in Darwin. This is the first of a few posts arising from people who got there – Dr Sam Bendall with a report from sim land. I love the way simulation brings people together. All aeromedical services use simulation as a training tool and thatContinue reading “Reports from the Top End – The TriClinicians Cup”