Originally posted on The Collective:
This is a post put together by Dr Andrew Weatherall as background preparation for a talk at the SPANZA Paeds Update from March 14, 2015. This is an update for the occasional paeds anaesthetist. It’s not about covering it all but hopefully there’s a few useful points in there to…
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Inter Hospital Transfer
Originally posted on DOWNSTAIRS CARE OUT THERE BLOG:
Not much research has been done in this area relating to interhospital transport, but a lot of good practice from the hospital can apply to us. You obviously have fews sedating medications available but the principle remains the same. Take your safety into account and if your…
Let’s be clear! Not all trauma patients must be treated with spinal immobilization during prehospital resuscitation and transport.
Originally posted on MEDEST:
Spinal immobilization is performed in all trauma patients from the rescuers in EMS systems all over the world, regardless the mechanism of injury and the clinical signs. This kind of approach is nowadays been rebutted from the recents evidences and the actual guidelines. ACEP, in Jan 2015, released a policy statement entitled…
Immediate care at the community level
Originally posted on DOWNSTAIRS CARE OUT THERE BLOG:
I want to talk about getting your community involved in CPR Programs and CPR education. Often I hear people, friend, family, acquaintances, bystanders talking about CPR, often I hear “I couldn’t do CPR I haven’t done a course” Ambulance Computer aided dispatch has been providing CPR instruction…
Caring for the ‘invisible wounds’: – A former Paramedic’s mission to help build Resilience in the lives of Emergency workers.
Originally posted on gasdoc2857:
Caring for the ‘invisible wounds’: – A former Paramedic’s mission to help build Resilience in the lives of Emergency workers..
A Bit of New Evidence on Drowning
Originally posted on The Collective:
An opportunity for a quick post to point to a new publication with something useful on drowning. From Dr Alan Garner. Unfortunately we attend a number of paediatric drownings in the Sydney area every year. Many recover well. Some do not. Some do unexpectedly well. We have had a patient who…
The Bind About Pelvic Binders – Part 4
Originally posted on The Collective:
Is this the last bit for now? Dr Alan Garner following up on pelvic binders after all the stimulating comments. If you haven’t already, check out part 1, part 2 and part 3. During the writing of part three of this series on pelvic fractures and particularly after reading Julian Cooper’s…
Episode 24 – Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
Originally posted on FOAMcast:
(ITUNES OR LISTEN HERE) The Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) We cover the Taming the SRU podcast, “Ketamine Cagematch” (iTunes), a debate between Dr. Minh Le Cong and Dr. Chris Zammit. Dogma persists that ketamine may increase intracranial pressure, which would be bad in traumatic brain injury (TBI) given the fixed…
Revisiting Old Stories About Little Airways
Originally posted on The Collective:
Dr Andrew Weatherall returns to stuff about paediatric airways, a bit of a companion to an earlier post with some practical tips. There are some things you’re taught from a very young age to believe in. Then it turns out it’s just plain wrong. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. The Public Holiday…
Auckland HEMS Air Ambulance Fellows wanted!
Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Fellow – Adult Emergency Department–076540 Helicopter Emergency Medicine Service (HEMS) Fellow position – 6 month fixed term (ACEM accredited special skill term in Air Ambulance) June 2015 – December 2015 Auckland City Hospital is the largest public Hospital in New Zealand and one of the best trauma centres in the…
My favourite VL view to increase first pass intubation
Originally posted on MEDEST:
A debate is ongoing among #FOAMED social media about increasing first passage rate in tracheal intubation and some difficulties when using VL. At the beginning of my experience with VL I experienced some difficulties, but with a radical change in technical approach I reached a good security on first pass success.…
Why? How? What? Big Questions for Prehospital Simulation
Originally posted on The Collective:
At CareFlight another round of training many people is about to come up so it seemed like a good chance to ask Dr Sam Bendall for her first contribution. Sam is an Emergency Physician who is passionate about education, particularly all things simulation. She works half-time at Royal Prince Alfred…
A Short Video About Bleeding Airways
Originally posted on The Collective:
Managing the airway in prehospital and retrieval medicine is a challenge and has inspired many a discussion in many a setting. And anyone working in the area would appreciate the additional challenge when there’s lots of blood getting in the way. As a result everyone has tips and and tricks…
Keeping Things Calm: Remote Retrieval of the Psychiatric Patient
Originally posted on The Collective:
Jodie Mills, RN works with CareFlight’s Top End Medical Retrieval Service, flying out of Darwin across vast stretches of the Northern Territory. She grew up in the Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU before moving to Darwin 8 years ago where she completed midwifery studies. She joined CareFlight 4 years ago and slightly pities…
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