National Anaesthesia Day celebrates the 1st ether anaesthetic 170 years ago today! #NAD16 https://t.co/Mf6YZcNj9Q https://t.co/Mf6YZcNj9Q
— ANZCA (@ANZCA) October 16, 2016
DasSMACCFORCE 2017
Registration for #dassmaccforce will open Oct 25-26th. https://t.co/l4bAXNBdT9
— SMACCForce (@SmaccForce) October 15, 2016
DasSMACC 2017 : The countdown begins!
#DasSMACC program is out!
I'm excited to see names such as @drnikkistamp @MartinBromiley @Kevin_Fong & @mjslabbert https://t.co/A7ogVh58rM pic.twitter.com/oQ18iNeYsV— Jess (@EMS_Junkie) October 13, 2016
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Tick Tock – 11 days & counting. Most tickets will be release on 26.10.16 0800 Syd, so this is your best shot at scoring one! @MartinBromiley pic.twitter.com/ZmiuFj7xYw
— The SMACC Team (@smaccteam) October 14, 2016
A world of new threats — Intensive Care Network
Terrorism is a new threat for pre hospital care specialists. Even if you’re experienced in trauma patient management expect surprises if you are involved in a multi site multi modal terrorist attack The post A world of new threats appeared first on Intensive Care Network.
ETM Course 2017 dates announced! — ETM Course
The ETM Course is now sold out for 2016, but fear not! We have just listed all course dates and locations for 2017. You can see all of the course dates, locations and information on our course dates page. View course dates and register here! Next year we are expanding around Australia and New Zealand.…
MacGyver would be proud! Ingenius nasal airway setup
Images in #Anesthesiology: modified dual nasal trumpet for airway management and CO2 monitoring https://t.co/c8dmEBEnEV
— Anesthesiologyonline (@ALNanesthesia) September 27, 2016
Interview with the author: Greg Bell on his recent AfJEM publication on POCUS training in Kenya — #badEM
Series: “Interview with the Author…” The badEM crew interviewed Greg Bell regarding his newly released article in AfJEM Volume 6 Issue 3 entitled: “A pilot training program for point-of-care ultrasound in Kenya” by Greg Bell, Benjamin Wachira, Gerene Denning Link to open access article: Click here Corresponding author email: gerene-denning@uiowa.edu Authors’ twitter handles @GreggerEE & @emergencymedke 1. Tell us about yourself. How did…
TEACHING BY HUMILIATION AND BELITTLEMENT. — C-Foam
IS THIS STILL HAPPENING? The BMJ published a quantitative study reviewing medical student teaching experiences. Thankfully there were many examples of positive role models and effective and approachable teachers providing guidance and support. Alarmingly, there were also reports of teaching by humiliation and a hierarchical and competitive atmosphere, particularly during clinical training years. No one…
#badEM16: Sian Geraty – Too wild, too free, too accustomed to death — #badEM
I’m Sian and I’m an Emergency Medicine registrar in Cape Town, South Africa. I consider myself the luckiest girl in the world to get to do what I love in our incredible country. Here we have the most diverse patients, the craziest stories, the widest range of pathologies, and more opportunities that you can imagine.…
via #badEM16: Sian Geraty – Too wild, too free, too accustomed to death — #badEM
Broader use of gas analysers will save lives
Be interested in your feedback on this:
Broader use of gas analysers will save liveshttps://t.co/RfyggAKOgY
— patientsafe (@patientsafe3) October 8, 2016
Retrieval Medicine – Dr John O’Neill — C-Foam
Dr John O’Neill is a retrieval specialist and emergency physician working in Tropical North Queensland. John has previously worked for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and trained in aeromedical retrieval in the UK. In his talk, John recommends two books that he considers worth reading.
The Rest of Their Lives — The Collective
At the recent Student Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2016 held in Sydney, Dr Andrew Weatherall was given the topic of “things paramedics can do to produce better long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury”. This is a version of that talk modified for the blog. This topic, that someone else came up with, gets it. So much […]
Prehospital ketamine use by Australian paramedics
Prehospital ketamine use by paramedics in Australian Capital Territory. https://t.co/qwaOubWsn3 #FOAMed #FOAMems #ketamine ping @ketaminh
— Sergey Motov (@painfreeED) October 6, 2016
The Death of DL or a slight over-exaggeration?
Have you listened to @DrJeffJarvis discuss why he only uses VL both in and out of the hospital? Listened now on our #FOAMed #podcast https://t.co/fGCTXi3KGy
— Chip with TOTAL EM (@the_TOTAL_EM) September 28, 2016
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@DrJeffJarvis explains why he found King Vision the best VL and how it's better than DL in this #FOAMed #podcast https://t.co/kxj5NOwVEm pic.twitter.com/gBfF8lh6PX
— Chip with TOTAL EM (@the_TOTAL_EM) October 4, 2016
MACMAN RCT SHOWS VL NO BETTER THAN DL!
McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope versus Macintosh laryngoscope for orotracheal intubation in intensive care patients
MACMAN#LIVES2016— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
MACMAN
So could Mcgrath increase first pass from 65% to 80% over Mac?
Power calc suggested 370 pts needed based on that#LIVES2016— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
Result of MACMAN is…
NO DIFFERENCE!
70% first pass in both#LIVES2016— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
I use something to get round corner w McGrath but French guidelines don’t use bougies apparently. Is this why no diff in MACMAN? #LIVES2016
— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
Interesting in MACMAN – McGrath just exchanged 1 problem for another (swapped poor view with Mac for difficulty getting tube in)#LIVES2016
— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
Some discussion that non-experts using devices in MACAMAN but for me it has to be used by non experts (trained of course) #LIVES2016
— Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 