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Emergency field amputation in a resource‑limited setting: a case report – PMC

Emergency field amputation is an exceptionally sporadic but potentially life-saving intervention in extreme trauma scenarios, particularly in resource-limited environments. We describe a 16-year-old male with a severe crush injury to the proximal … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12487335/

Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The EVIDENCE trial asked if rapid transport with ongoing CPR improves survival in refractory out-of-hospital … Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial

Prehospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – PMC

This cohort study examines more than 20 years of data for patients with traumatic cardiac arrest to evaluate the association of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy with survival outcomes. — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11866073/

The River, Part 2 | Franklin River rescue – ABC News

PREHOSPITAL AMPUTATION PERFORMED UNDERWATER DESPITE GIGLI SAW FAILURE! Australian prehospital critical care and ketamine at its best http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/the-river,-part-2-franklin-river-rescue/105504920

Patient Centred Team Based Critical Care In Austere Environments : what to do when Gigli Saw fails during prehospital amputation underwater

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Underwater leg amputation with ketamine saves man’s life

When a white-water rafter fell into the Franklin River, it triggered an extraordinary rescue mission that pushed everyone to the brink. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/franklin-river-rescue-man-stuck-lithuanian-valdas-leg-amputated/105420916

Prehospital Cricothyrotomy: A Narrative Review of Technical, Educational, and Operational Considerations for Procedure Optimization – Journal of Emergency Medicine

Prehospital Cricothyrotomy: A Narrative Review of Technical, Educational, and Operational Considerations for Procedure Optimization – Journal of Emergency Medicine — Read on http://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(24)00284-1/fulltext

Prehospital blood , TXA or scoop and run? The latest evidence discussed in 2025

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Prehospital tranexamic acid is associated with a survival benefit without an increase in complications: Results of two harmonized randomized clinical trials – PMC

A secondary analysis was performed using harmonized data from two large, double-blinded, randomized prehospital TXA trials. Prehospital TXA is safe and independently associated with a dose-dependent lower 28-day mortality risk and lower 24-hour red … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11422517/

LUCAS Mechanical CPR Machine – application essentials in 1 minute

LUCAS Mechanical CPR – Published Paper on Training from our Team – CLICK HERE LUCAS Mechanical CPR Machine – application essentials in 1 minute

JC: Pre Hospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – data from 21 years at London’s Air Ambulance

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Review the publication from London’s Air Ambulance of their fascinating data on the survivability from … JC: Pre Hospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – data from 21 years at London’s Air Ambulance

JC: Do physician led prehospital teams improve outcomes?

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This article explores the impact of physician-led interprofessional pre-hospital teams on survival and … JC: Do physician led prehospital teams improve outcomes?

Italian guidelines on critical care in austere environments

Changing to soft neck collars in Melbourne prehospital trauma care

Protection of the cervical spine is recommended following multisystem injury. In 2021, Ambulance Victoria changed clinical practice guidelines to apply soft collars instead of semi‐rigid collars for suspected cervical spine injury. The aim of this … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11255016/

Prehospital ECPR in metropolitan Australia

Survival from refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without timely return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) utilising conventional advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) therapies is dismal. CHEER3 was a safety and feasibility study of pre-hospital deployed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory OHCA in metropolitan Australia. This was a single jurisdiction,Continue reading “Prehospital ECPR in metropolitan Australia”