Pre-hospital intubation for head injury: ?no benefit
A systematic review of pre-hospital intubation for head injured patients failed to show evidence of benefit of tracheal intubation or […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
November 2009
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Pre-hospital intubation 'success' at a US centre
Of 203 patients attending a US Level 1 trauma centre who had pre-hospital airway management, 25 (12%) had unrecognised oesophageal […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle rollover as an indicator of mechanism of injury was investigated in a study examining accident databases and the medical […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Myocardial infarction not so common in LBBB?
An observational cohort study of 7937 ED visits by patients presenting with chest pain or ‘ischemic equivalent’ (shortness of breath […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
How to spot paediatric myocarditis
The most common aetiology of heart failure in previously well children is myocarditis. A review of 62 cases whose final […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
12 Lead ECG Features of Proximal LAD Occlusion
An ECG pattern is described in chest pain patients which signifies proximal LAD artery occlusion found at angiography: precordial ST-segment […]