Clinical Question: How effective is intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder reduction?

The use of intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder dislocation is a reasonable and evidence-based approach to facilitate shoulder reduction. This Clinical Question outlines the evidence to support its use and links to an excellent point-of-care video for outlining the procedure.

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How full can the balloon be?

Ultrasound. Is there anything it can’t do? Well, yes. Lots of things although gastric ultrasound is supposed to be one of the things it does do. Andrew Weatherall has a bit on ultrasounds, guts and the real question: when should we worry about aspiration?  I’d like to think I’m pretty welcoming of technology. I am […]

http://songsorstories.com/2016/03/21/how-full-can-the-balloon-be/

The Dangerous Little Details

A new bit of research is out looking at paediatric intubation in the prehospital and retrieval setting. Picking it up and turning it this way, that way and all around, here’s Dr Andrew Weatherall.  Advanced prehospital practitioners that I’ve met have some pretty common traits. They are pretty comfortable around things that other people might find […]

http://careflightcollective.com/2016/03/13/the-little-details/