Tag Archives: rural medicine

RRH: Rural and Remote Health article: 6115 – A year as a prehospital physician in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

RRH: Rural and Remote Health. Published article number: 6115 – A year as a prehospital physician in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland — Read on http://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/6115

“It’s Only Brain Surgery”: Using 3D Printing and Simulation to Prepare Rural Physicians for the Management of Acute Epidural Hematoma

“It’s Only Brain Surgery”: Using 3D Printing and Simulation to Prepare Rural Physicians for the Management of Acute Epidural Hematoma — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704185/

Rural anaesthesia journal club!

This is the second installment of the Rural Anaesthesia Down Under (RADU) Journal Club. In this episode, I am joined by Drs Alex Harris and Melanie Little – both local, fellow Broome GP Anaesthetists. We got together and had a chat about 5 papers covering 4 topics: Perioperative anaphylaxis (the NAP6 Audit) Dose adjustment for spinal…Continue reading “Rural anaesthesia journal club!”

Surgery in Nepal

Philippa Hardy / ED Locum Doctor / UK Philippa Hardy is the author of website Escape Medic and is currently working as a locum in ED in preparation for a summer of expeditions. In 2016, she travelled to Nepal, spending time alongside Professors Upendra Devkota and Henry Marsh at the National Institute of Neurological andContinue reading “Surgery in Nepal”

Flying Death Adder!

Note: The purpose of this site if to provide free open access medical education (FOAMed) in the context of rural and remote health. Though all stories have been inspired by real cases, all identifying details such as names, ages, locations and background descriptions have been thoroughly changed to ensure the absolute privacy of the patients,… viaContinue reading “Flying Death Adder!”

24hrs OnCall Doctor in Torres Strait

24 Hours as the On-call Doctor in the Torres Strait by Dr Jen Wharton https://t.co/fmWRqSimay #islanddocs #FOAMed #FOAM4GPping @broomedocs @AaronHollins @KangarooBeach @nomadicgp @WhitGP @ketaminh @sandi_dawson @Dr_Hempenstall @Dr_Polarbird @Fly_texan @GPDUteam @ACRRM — Alex Hofer (@doc_hof) March 22, 2018

Managing trauma in rural and remote communities

Nice 7min vid: "Managing Trauma in the Community" https://t.co/c8p4bDcEkf by @Sunnybrook @SickKidsNews @StMikesHospital and via @ElaineBlau. Pearls: Think TXA & blood early, simplify RSI (ketamine,roc), FAST, manage pain, &more. Worth a watch! @OntarioCollege @SRPCanada @thenosm — Dr. Sarah Newbery (@snewbery1) March 9, 2018