The Urine Drug Screen – Know Thy Limitations

We are all guilty of ordering them in the ED, but do we really know what we’re ordering? Urine Sample. By Turbotorque (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Implications of the Urine Drug Screen1 literature review looked at 7 different retrospective studies describing a total of 1,405 patients and found the urine drug…

http://www.tamingthesru.com/blog/intern-diagnostics/uds-know-thy-limitations

The Elephant in the Room: Airway Stuff for Non-Intubators

Tim Wallace, emergency nurse, midwife and flight nurse from the Top End, returns to the blog with a different look at a popular topic – airway management.  Some stuff to ponder for the non-intubators…  Do you routinely assess, plan and prepare for airway issues in patients with a risk of airway compromise? Could you honestly […]

http://careflightcollective.com/2016/02/15/the-elephant-in-the-room-airway-stuff-for-non-intubators/