Jul 15
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
Sick kids. It is the pits isn’t it, so scary. I mean, I get worried (and totally freak out) when a jackaroo comes to me with a cut on his eyebrow that needs stitches (may or may not have happened last week) so can you imagine how much it worries me when one of my…
via What happens when your six year old gets sick and town is 5 hours away — Miss Chardy
⚡️ “Choose Your Own Adventure MedEd Threads” by @ChrisCarrollMD #ChooseYourOwnMedventurehttps://t.co/8I4a0SIj1q
— Chris Carroll MD MS (@ChrisCarrollMD) July 12, 2017
Emergency trainee Dr Shannon Townsend gives you a glimpse into what it's like working for the #RFDShttps://t.co/aNRIUiIMSU pic.twitter.com/T6TqBhOYLC
— Royal Flying Doctor (@RoyalFlyingDoc) July 14, 2017
Jul 12
Our cric model:origins & instructions for use @ShannonLockhart @_krr88 @emcrit @airwaycam @docpgb @CJA_Journal https://t.co/z6ZDPbsLqD … pic.twitter.com/tdyy6l3ocG
— Dr. Laura Duggan (@drlauraduggan) July 12, 2017
Suicide. One nurses story. https://t.co/uxIDdnZu5b
— Ian Miller (@theNursePath) July 11, 2017
Video story: Five years in Saskatchewan for @STARSambulance https://t.co/1qxpN5txQs pic.twitter.com/oMmoYzUxHo
— AirMed & Rescue (@airmedandrescue) July 7, 2017
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
Jul 6
Mental illness and suicide an issues for Drs in spite of resilience, not due to a lack of it – more resilience not the answer #MH4Docs pic.twitter.com/Jl4ILOXysd
— James Lawler (@jmslwlr) July 5, 2017
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'She was eaten alive': what med students need to learn from Chloe Abbott's death #MH4Docs #ANZCAtrainees https://t.co/jETBeSi4Ul via @theage
— ANZCA (@ANZCA) July 5, 2017
Join DasSMACC stars Clare Richmond @drbear13 Brian Burns @HawkmoonHEMS w me-Sydney cadaver ic airway course 9/26-26 https://t.co/H4FmkrqIOI pic.twitter.com/oMl2kGHyDO
— Richard Levitan (@airwaycam) June 29, 2017
A lot of people have been asking the LMIC delegates at dasSMACC the following question: “How can we support African Emergency Medicine?” Two quick ways you can help from afar: ONE: Donate to SupaDel: Supadel is a unique AFEM initiative that sponsors the attendance of delegates from low and middle income countries at AFEM-affiliated conferences on African…
via Annet Alenyo at #dasSMACC – How to support African EM — #badEM
$84,336 raised by 497 ppl in 2 wks! Need 3 more to hit 500! https://t.co/3jIP55NjL2 @BartAndrews @MyFirstCadaver @DrEricLevi @medpagetoday
— PamelaWibleMD (@PamelaWibleMD) June 27, 2017
IMAGE CREATED BY GRACE LAGASSE, MD. THIS WORK IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERICAL-SHARELIKE 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE. Air Care was dispatched to a scene for a male patient in his 20s who was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Prior to arrival, first responders report that the patient was entrapped in his vehicle with…
via Annals of B-Pod: To Cric or Not to Cric? — Taming the SRU
I took part in another media program today, and thrilled to be part of the growing movement lobbying for an end to m…https://t.co/AehocK1eY1
— Helen Schultz (@drHelenschultz) June 27, 2017
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