Aeromedical Retrieval master tips for ventilation using traditional and novel devices

OXYLATOR EMX IN FLIGHT

Dr Harold Shim demonstrates hybrid use of two ventilator devices in an aeromedical transport in Africa. Oxylator EMX , pressure limited, gas driven device and Oxylog 3000, multimodal transport ventilator. very nice technique for making loading and unloading and ambulance transfer easier with smaller device sufficient for handover and transition phases between transport modalities, saving on bulky weight of bigger devices  like the Oxylog 3000. Monitoring with small devices like EMMA capnometer and finger pulse oximeter would be fine for these transition phases of care too. Note use of Oxylog 3000 with variable FiO2 to conserve O2 supply which was issue with Oxylator.

Bravo, Dr Shim, bravo!

(I have no financial disclosures with any of these devices)

End of Day One SMACC 2013 Google Hangout with PHARM

A meeting of prehospital providers at end of Day One at SMACC 2013 Sydney conference.

Dr Doug Lynch (@TheTopEnd) interviews the following guests: (right to left)

Dr Anne Creaton, Emergency Physician and Retrieval medicine specialist with Adult Retrieval Victoria in Melbourne. She runs a pretty cool RETRIEVAL MEDICINE AQUATIC SAFARI COURSE in Fiji, 13-18th April, 2013.

Flight Paramedic Ben Meadley of MICA Victoria and author of prehospital blog, Prehospitalpro.

Dr Toby Fogg, Emergency physician and Retrieval medicine specialist with Careflight Sydney and author of the AirwayRegistry

Dr Stefan Mazur, Emergency physician, Chief Medical Officer of South Australian Ambulance and Retrieval medicine specialist with MedSTAR Adelaide

Turning your iPhone/iPad into a video laryngoscope in 2013!

COMING TO US AND AUSTRALIA in MID 2013. Watch out for the full PHARM report once we can test a working production unit!

Sneak peak news that an Android version of the VividWifi is also going to be released! CANT WAIT!