Emergency a bloody long way from anywhere

Three hours into an intercontinental flight, the dark blue waters of the Pacific ocean pass below. A cloudless azure sky offers contrast. The remains of another airline lunch has been collected. Postprandial heads began nodding. A few fellow passengers have already succumbed to slumber assisted by duty free spirits. “Can a medical practitioner please make […]

via Emergency at 30,000 feet. — rain0021

The Italian Airway Job

In Emergency Medicine “Simplicity” is synonymous of efficiency, efficacy and reproducibility. More the time frame is stressful more we need procedures that are efficient, efficacious and standardised, in one word SIMPLE. Critcothyrodotomy and chest drain are procedures usually performed in high stressing scenarios and more simply they are more chance of success they have. I […]

via Prehospital Emergency Procedures: Scalpel, Finger, Bougie. That’s all you need! — MEDEST

Reboot kids RSI

Respect for the classics doesn’t mean being stuck with them. Here’s a refresher on why you might not want to do RSI like they used to by Dr Andrew Weatherall. This one is a cross post picked up from the paeds anaesthesia site he chips in on, http://www.songsorstories.com Everything in medicine needs the occasional reboot. I mean […]

via Old School/New School – Updating Classic RSI — The Collective