Category Archives: Prehospital medicine

Aeromedical FOAMEd : presentation slides from the Aeromedical Society Australasia & Flight Nurses Australia 2013 conference

Missed the conference? Well check out the presenters` slides at least! Some gems here by Dr Brent May on videolaryngoscopes and MICA flight paramedic Matt Shepherd on difficult prehospital airway case. PRESENTATONS FROM MELBOURNE 2013 CONFERENCE

Auckland HEMS app under development

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
In the last few days there has been talk on the twittersphere about retrieval apps. First mock-up – content required! Auckland HEMS is currently developing an app for use in our service. For the first iteration we have chosen a DIY web-based application (ibuildapp.com) to create the app. Examples of…

Brian Burns – Always carry your scalpel

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Have we been waiting for this! Courtesy of The Intensive Care Network – here is Dr Brian Burns (Greater Sydney Area HEMS) speaking at SMACC 2013 on prehospital procedures… Click HERE for the audio (right click to open this in a new tab) Accompanying slides below:

Interview with Remote Area Nurse Jaine Morris

  My pal Dr Douglas Lynch (aka @TheTopEnd) interviews a remote nurse Jaine from Lockhart River, a remote community that the Royal Flying Doctor Service visits to provide medical outreach.  Listening to the interview I suddenly remembered the phone call a while ago from Jaine asking for advice about how to remove glass from aContinue reading “Interview with Remote Area Nurse Jaine Morris”