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Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
From The Intensive Care Network – another podcast from the SMACC 2013 conference. This is Dr Karel Habig, Medical Director of the Greater Sydney Area HEMS, discussing how experience from aeromedical retrieval can improve medical practice. Click HERE for the audio (right click to open it in a new tab),…

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
In the latest edition of Air Medical Journal the British Columbia Ambulance Service’s AirEvac And Critical Care Operations has published a case series detailing the use of tranexamic aid by flight paramedics. The abstract for the paper can be found HERE. The paper details 13 patients who recieved TXA over…

Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
A relatively brief and evidence free opinion piece about intubation. As always, feedback is welcomed. Play in player below, or right click file at bottom of page and select “Save As” [audio http://ambofoam.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/ambofoam-intubation-rant.mp3%5D AmboFOAM Intubation Rant Podcast

Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
Here is another guest post by my colleague James. This is an excellent piece on the importance of approaching scenarios in a cohesive, standardised manner that still allows some flexibility. Emergency medicine is actually based on some pretty simple concepts as James discusses. As an ALS clinical instructor who also dabbles…

Originally posted on Rural Doctors Net:
OK, thanks to all who answered CASE#6 ‘Find the bleeding, stop the bleeding’ Plenty of good ideas, although some of the options are more realistic than others given the inevitable constraints of rurality. Glad that none followed the EMST mantra to the letter and killed him… The setting of…

Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
I was just given a fantastic reminder of just how excellent social media can be for those of us in the medical fields.  That’s right, it’s not just for drunken rambling or posting photos of your lunch/cat/alcohol/genitals… I was browsing twitter when I came across the following tweet https://twitter.com/australiandr/status/372973920833388544 Clicking through…

Originally posted on Rural Doctors Net:
Critical illness is part of the remit of rural doctors, albeit encountered relatively infrequently – which of course makes it all the more challenging! Moreover rural doctors have to deal with such cases with limited staff, no backup and paucity of lab tests and definitive care. Perhaps one of…

Originally posted on Rural Doctors Net:
It’s been a pleasure having former KI Doc, Dr James Doube back on Kangaroo Island for a short locum stint, but also a chance to catch up and talk about various schemes. Jamie is a rare breed – a former career as paramedic and wildlife conservationist, he’s also a…

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Recently I had the pleasure of attending a superb AWLS course in Queenstown. The course was run by a group of intrepid clinicians who decided several years ago to import AWLS from the United States. You can read about the group (and more importantly, book a place on the course!) here:…

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
*Conditions apply: You ARE required to have a medical qualification that was not purchased over the internet, and you WILL occasionally have to share your flight with a patient or patients with varying pathologies. Oh, and you will occasionally have to make an appearance at the hospital too (which fortunately…

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
From ALiEM: “CRM and SBT… just another set of acronyms in the world of medical education?  Don’t we already have enough?? Not quite!  Rather, Crisis Resource Management (CRM) is a complementary approach to Simulation Based Training (SBT). It can enhance current ongoing medical simulations or provide foundation for a vigorous curriculum when launching new…

Originally posted on MEDEST:
Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study Guido Parodi, MD, PHD, Renato Valenti, MD, Benedetta Bellandi, MD, Angela Migliorini, MD, Rossella Marcucci, MD, Vincenzo Comito, MD, Nazario Carrabba, MD, Alberto Santini, MD, Gian Franco Gensini,…