Prehospital medicine – Page 9 – Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine – THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds

Its Blair time again!

Straight back with another podcast and with the same guest, Dr Blair Munford. This time Blair has a very different type of story to share. Please have a listen and consider sharing. Or if you like the site consider signing up to get emails when posts hit. Anyway, here’s the various ways to get theContinue reading “Its Blair time again!”

North Australian stuff that can kill & maim you

This is the vodcast version of a talk I am giving at the Australian College of Dermatology meeting next week. Why am I speaking at a Derm conference? Who knows! My knowledge of skin is superficial at best…. Anyway they wanted to know about things that might kill you in Broome… so humans aside, these… viaContinue reading “North Australian stuff that can kill & maim you”

PHARM Podcast 175 Battlefield fluid resuscitation in 2017

Its Never Ok . Please spread the message

This ad is hard to watch – but everyone needs to watch it. It's never okay to hurt our health workers. RT and help us get the message out. pic.twitter.com/t4w159N1g8 — Daniel Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) June 13, 2017

The Thin Red line

There are plenty of times in the land of retrieval (and in some prehospital settings) where you need a little bit more than the simple squeezy cuff gives you. An arterial line. Maybe we could share some tips that work for at least one person with the hope of encouraging people to share theirs. ThisContinue reading “The Thin Red line”

A career start on the PHARM? Northern Australia is calling!

A career in avaition medicine? Northern Australia is calling!#Prehospital registrar evening 21st June.#retrieval #FOAMed #MedEvac pic.twitter.com/vd38urZ05d — BJ Piper (@periopTTEcho) May 10, 2017

Prehospital trauma course

Looking to brush up on your #prehospital trauma skills? Try the @MyCareFlight #PHTC. 2.5 days of targeted learning for all prehospital pers. pic.twitter.com/pU4LqYAKjx — MyCareFlight_Ed (@MyCareFlight_Ed) April 9, 2017

Seriously, just Kalm Down

Following on from my previous post on managing the agitated patient… via Seriously, just Kalm Down! — AmboFOAM

Paediatric Retrieval

When I’m not working in the emergency department, playing with my children or doing DFTB ‘stuff’ I work for the state retrieval service. As the name Adult Retrieval Victoria implies I spend my time moving and coordinating the movement of critically ill or injured adults around the state. There is a dearth of retrieval textbooks… viaContinue reading “Paediatric Retrieval”

Macgyver Medicine

So you’re out there somewhere and you really want to do a thing you think might help but you don’t have your standard kit. Can you adopt the lessons of Richard Dean Anderson and improvise? Mel Brown has you covered. Okay, so I am guessing from the title of this post you have a goodContinue reading “Macgyver Medicine”

Victorian prehospital chemical restraint 2017 update

It’s time for another post on everyone’s favourite drug: ketamine! Hooray! Ok, so this is not entirely about ketamine, but ketamine does come into it. AV paramedics have recently received training to administer IM ketamine to agitated patients as part of a greater focus on paramedic safety when managing these situations(MICA paramedics have had ketamineContinue reading “Victorian prehospital chemical restraint 2017 update”

MICA Flight Paramedic tells the incredible story of how they saved a 10yo boy

MICA Flight Paramedic tells the incredible story of how they saved a 10yo boy's life –> https://t.co/EQD6zmJKtS pic.twitter.com/KW9JIWdFC0 — 3AW Melbourne (@3AW693) March 6, 2017

New avalanche trauma guidelines!

New practice guidelines for avalanche burial victims now available from @WildMedSociety. Available here: https://t.co/rOVvDiv19z #wildmed — Steve Roy (@DrSteveRoy) March 6, 2017