Auckland HEMS prehospital blood transfusion – coming soon to a helicopter near you

Originally posted on Auckland HEMS:
Bloody hell. Pretty much summarizes the severe traumas that define the essence of our trade. And sometimes, the answer to critical bleeding is to give blood. We are grateful to our colleagues at Sydney HEMS, who advise: “blood is provided to transfuse patients with life-threatening bleeding after meticulous attention to hemorrhage…

Another Podcast with AmboFOAM and KangarooBeach

Originally posted on AmboFOAM:
I was fortunate last night to be able to catch up with Tim Leeuwenberg of ruraldoctors.net  when he flew in to Melbourne for the ETMCourse.  Along with a very convivial dinner at Bistro Vue on Little Collins street, we managed to bash out a quick podcast as well.  We discussed a little of…