Category Archives: Prehospital medicine

Irukandji Syndrome – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf

Irukandji syndrome is a painful, potentially lethal condition caused by certain jellyfish from the Cubozoa class (box jellyfish) species. Although the sting is usually mild, systemic symptoms resembling a catecholamine surge can result in approximately half an hour, including tachycardia, hypertension, severe pain, muscle cramping, and is often followed by hypotension, pulmonary edema, and potentiallyContinue reading “Irukandji Syndrome – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf”

The use of magnesium sulphate and morphine vs. morphine-only in Irukandji syndrome: a retrospective review of ambulance data | Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

The use of magnesium sulphate and morphine vs. morphine-only in Irukandji syndrome: a retrospective review of ambulance data | Australasian Journal of Paramedicine — Read on ajp.paramedics.org/index.php/ajp/article/view/711

Prehospital Release of Patients After Treatment in an Anesthesiologist-Staffed Mobile Emergency Care Unit

Prehospital Release of Patients After Treatment in an Anesthesiologist-Staffed Mobile Emergency Care Unit — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9301518/

Association of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion With Survival in Trauma Patients With Hemorrhagic Shock When Transport Times Are Longer Than 20 Minutes

Association of Prehospital Plasma Transfusion With Survival in Trauma Patients With Hemorrhagic Shock When Transport Times Are Longer Than 20 Minutes — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6990948/

Prehospital ultrasound-guided nerve blocks improve reduction-feasibility of dislocated extremity injuries compared to systemic analgesia. A randomized controlled trial | PLOS ONE

Prehospital ultrasound-guided nerve blocks improve reduction-feasibility of dislocated extremity injuries compared to systemic analgesia. A randomized controlled trial | PLOS ONE — Read on journals.plos.org/plosone/article

Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Conference Review 2022: Stoke the Fire

Brynton Ashton / Paramedic / Australia Liv Grover-Johnson / Critical Care Doctor / Australia Passionate about medicine in the wildest corners of this… Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Conference Review 2022: Stoke the Fire

Pre-hospital tracheal intubation in severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Anaesthesia

Pre-hospital tracheal intubation in severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Anaesthesia — Read on http://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(22)00428-7/fulltext

Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Haematology

Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Haematology — Read on http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(22)00040-0/fulltext

Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock | NEJM

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock — Read on http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1802345

Outcomes Associated with Lower Doses of Ketamine by Emergency Medical Services for Profound Agitation

Outcomes Associated with Lower Doses of Ketamine by Emergency Medical Services for Profound Agitation — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8463066/

Use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) by intensive care paramedics to achieve peripheral intravenous access in patients predicted to be difficult: An out-of-hospital pilot study – ScienceDirect

Use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) by intensive care paramedics to achieve peripheral intravenous access in patients predicted to be difficult: An out-of-hospital pilot study – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2588994X22000860