Fetal monitoring during EMS transport
Can cardiotocography be applied in the pre-hospital setting? French physicians assessed its feasibility in 145 patients enrolled during 119 interhospital […]
All Updates, PHARM
November 2010
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
CPAP in LVF again
Another stab at assessing noninvasive ventilation in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema has been made by Italian researchers who compared CPAP with […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Specialised chemical burns
Image: Irschenhauser Weiher 08 by Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Certain chemical burns require a little extra thought […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Hypertonic saline in bronchiolitis
Image: Nebulizer (PSF) by Pearson Scott Foresman, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A Canadian randomised controlled trial compared nebulised 3% […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Pre-hospital amputation
British trauma surgeon and pre-hospital pioneer Professor Keith Porter describes how to do a pre-hospital amputation in this months EMJ. […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Pelvic splint improved shock
Image: Female Pelvis Grays Anatomy 1893 by Henry Gray, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Splinted any pelvises lately? Karim Brohi’s […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
'AMI' on ICU
ECG machines may give a printed report saying ***ACUTE MI***. In a retrospective study, patients on the ICU whose 12 […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Massive haemorrhage guideline
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has published guidelines on the management of massive haemorrhage. Their summary: […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus, Ultrasound
Aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration
Two studies this month report a correlation between ultrasound detected aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration in children presenting with diarrhoea and/or […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus, Ultrasound
The Heart Point Sign
A case report describes the echo findings of a patient with a traumatic left sided pneumothorax. Although the subcostal view […]