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Association of Prehospital Needle Decompression With Mortality Among Injured Patients Requiring Emergency Chest Decompression | Cardiothoracic Surgery | JAMA Surgery | JAMA Network

This cohort study investigates the association of prehospital needle decompression with 24-hour mortality among trauma patients who require emergent chest decom — Read on jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2795364

The Needle… Or The Damage Done — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

Paediatric critical procedures are rare in the emergency department. Data from one Victorian network showed that 83% of emergency physicians had not performed one in a twelve month period. We also know from audit data that we seem to have a lower first pass success rate (around 78%) when it comes to paediatric intubation. We… viaContinue reading “The Needle… Or The Damage Done — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”