Plasma:red cell ratios
In some circles, ‘wuntwuntwun’ is in danger of becoming the new dogma of trauma fluid replacement (ie. 1 unit of […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
February 2011
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Helicopters between hospitals
Image: Medical helicopter taking off the helipad of Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane 01 by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via […]
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Neck movement in spite of collar
A cadaveric study using an artificially created unstable cervical spine injury has shown marked displacement of the vertebrae when cervical […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
Testing of Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients
Image: ECG 006 b by me, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A summary of the literature on low risk chest […]
Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus
CPR on your own? Stay at the head end
Image: Laerdal Little Family QCPR training manikins in carrying bag, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2026)-bs by Minja Klarić, CC BY-SA 4.0, […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Estimating child weight in Hong Kong
We know that the ‘APLS formula’ is inaccurate as a tool for estimating weight in Western children, and British and […]
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GCS in intubated patients
Image: Escala de Coma de Glasgow – ECG by Ericneuro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons We use the Glasgow […]
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Flying Docs and Airways
Image: Royal Flying Doctor Service Memorial, Mount Isa, 2023, 04 by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Flying Doctor Minh […]
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How to give cold saline in the field
Image: Oxytocin intravenous bag by Colin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pre-hospital therapeutic hypothermia might be a good thing, […]
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Inadequate pre-hospital needle thoracostomy
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The purpose of this study was to evaluate the […]