In memory of Dr John Hinds
More deaths have occurred because of accidental hospital gas pipeline cross-overs. (To read about cases see here). In Australia, 2016 was marred with the events which occurred at Bankstown Hospital (see here). NSW Health should be commended on the publication of their recommendations following the tragedy. It is useful to identify those involved, the […]
via Hospital Gas Pipeline Mix Up Causes More Deaths — patientsafe
The potential role for IV olanzapine was examined in a post last year. The following conclusions were reached: IV olanzapine appears to be safe. IV olanzapine has equal potency compared to IV droperidol and about twice the potency of IV haloperidol. Olanzapine doesn’t affect QT interval or cause torsade de pointes. Two articles were just…
via PulmCrit- Sedation update: IV olanzapine & combo vs. monotherapy — EMCrit
Wonderful musing by the always entertaining never scientific @drmarkvu pic.twitter.com/eHi3UZar0z
— AIME Airway (@kovacsgj) January 9, 2017
Rapid Sequence Intubation With Video Laryngoscopy Common for Difficult Airways in Emergency Department https://t.co/yqgs5TI6lB
— Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) January 6, 2017
Selective use of hard collar advocated by 2017 Norwegian prehosp guidelines! https://t.co/BuBnSgcUGX
— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) January 6, 2017
If patient safety is to improve healthcare needs to change. The historical top down approach which has hindered improvement requires a transition into one where decisions are driven from the front line. Those corporations who’ve introduced front line driven frameworks (e.g. Toyota Production System – see here) provide the highest quality in the most efficient way to […]
Watch this Ketamine-Dissociated Intubation in a 300lb man w pH 6.7. Vocal cords are still moving. Standard RSI may have killed him!#FOAMed pic.twitter.com/2jiZbLTdKG
— Sam Ghali (@EM_RESUS) January 3, 2017
A snapshot of routine airway management complications: can’t intubate can’t oxygenate occurring in 1:2800 https://t.co/qvc1O4Ha69
— Anaesthesia (@Anaes_Journal) December 30, 2016
Additional note to consider:
@ketaminh @ACflurane @Anaes_Journal The 95% CI is 0 – 5.6 : 2800 or 0-0.0.17%.
— thanks, FOAMed (@thanksFOAMed) January 3, 2017
Fantastic summary by @SnowytheDoggie PreAssess or just CRAC-ON? @Anaes_Journal @NicholasChrimes #FOAMed #Anaesthesia https://t.co/LhhBCNyrCj
— TajFregene (@TajFregene) December 23, 2016
CICO status tool German.
CICO Status Tool jetzt auch auf Deutsch zum Download. #dasFOAM #FOAMed #FOAMems https://t.co/COasBq3O5w— Jürgen Gollwitzer (@jgollw) December 18, 2016
Picture of the day! A pregnant doctor with her child on her back is performing a cesarean section to save a mother and a kid in Kenya. pic.twitter.com/BpFWdkXPRn
— Aliyu Ndajiwo 🇳🇬 (@Ali_Ndaj) December 24, 2016
The pregnant doctor's note. In low resource settings you will see all kinds of things. Her passion is 💯! pic.twitter.com/3Up2fc39Z9
— Aliyu Ndajiwo 🇳🇬 (@Ali_Ndaj) December 24, 2016
David Newman betrayed patients and emergency medicine https://t.co/HCDFG8pTiC via @kevinmd pic.twitter.com/WZ9aox1UXs
— Kevin Pho, M.D. (@kevinmd) December 31, 2016
You can keep staring at the 3 year old’s deep eyebrow laceration, desperate to glue it, but you know it needs to be sutured. Now what? Injured or distressed children present us with difficulties in the emergency department. Children experience a more intense physical and emotional reaction to painful or threatening procedures than adults.…
via Procedural sedation pearls: Ketamine — Don’t Forget the Bubbles
A collection of different checklist options and ideas emcrit checklist 2.0 2016 pic.twitter.com/kMRbKGQUTD — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) December 17, 2016 http://emcrit.org/podcasts/intubation-checklist-2-0/ Airway Chunked Checklist: Resuscitate then Intubate; ABC SLOPES MAP pic.twitter.com/CeUAkT83cj — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) May 23, 2016 Intubation checklist version 2016-04-14 pic.twitter.com/S1IUhNGD11 — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) April 14, 2016 Try this for […]
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 