Winch bag. Can it be a FOAMED experience?

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We are tryng to assemble a special bag dedicated to winch operations.

This need came from many of us who found very difficult to be winched on the scene with the actual rescue bag, cause of his weight and size.

So we decided to assemble a smaller bag, less heavy with just the essentials to supply the team for a short period of time  in order to stabilize the patients before winching him on board.

We have to choose what is important and what is not in the actual bag.

Analyzing the majority of our missions, found that mostly of the procedures we perform where linked to some specific situations:

  • Traumatic cardiac arrest
  • Advanced airway management/RSI
  • Traumatic Emo/pneumo
  • Brain trauma
  • Traumatic shock (hemorragic, obstructive, spinal)
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Non traumatic shock

On this basis we decided to allocate a limited amount of drugs and equipment specifically targeted for this emergency situations.

The…

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Toxicology and Poisons Network Australasia 2014 conference

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Listen to this and if you like what you hear, come to the TAPNA 2014 conference in Newcastle, NSW, 30th April to 3rd May

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Resuscitation Flash teams on the end of the phone

Above: Cameron Fox with Caldervale Station’s medical chest, which contained the adrenaline that saved his life. Right: Dr Minh in the Cairns Base telehealth office where he took the call for help from Kimberley Rains
Above: Cameron Fox with Caldervale Station’s medical chest, which contained
the adrenaline that saved his life. Right: Dr Minh in the Cairns Base telehealth
office where he took the call for help from Kimberley Rains

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