Drugs in cardiac arrest – guess what works?
Just like epinephrine (adrenaline), amiodarone does not increase survival to hospital discharge in cardiac arrest patients. I doubt his will […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, PHARM, Resus
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Single bag for adults and kids
A nice idea – using a single adult self-inflating bag for the resuscitation of adult and paediatric patients, marked to […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Decompressive craniectomy for high ICP head trauma
Bilateral decompressive craniectomy for severe diffuse traumatic brain injury and intracranial hypertension that was refractory to first line therapies did […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection
Much discussion has already taken place in the blogosphere about the FEAST study of fluid resuscitation in septic children. Although […]
All Updates, PHARM
American airway management in the field
I often wonder why my US colleagues are so vehemently opposed to out-of-hospital tracheal intubation. This paper provides a clue. […]
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Thrombolysis in submassive PE – still equipoise?
The AHA has produced a comprehensive guideline on venous thromboembolic disease. Here are some excerpts pertaining to resuscitation room decision […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
FAST 1 success rates in the field
Three quarters of attempts to place the FAST 1 sternal intraosseous device were successful… Introduction: Access to the vascular system […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
It's a bit quiet in here
Blogging has slowed a bit as I’ve been travelling to the UK and am running courses here all week. Just […]
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Intubation checklist
Perhaps you’ve read the blog post and heard the podcast about the excellent NAP4 airway audit…..now you can start putting […]
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NAP 4 Podcast
Check out EMCrit.org for our Podcast interview with Professor Jonathan Benger, the Emergency Physician who contributed to the design, execution, […]