Fever in head injury might not be bad
Thanks to Michael McGonigal MD for highlighting this in his excellent Trauma Professional’s Blog: Body temperature does not necessarily reflect […]
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Kids tracheal tubes – formulas galore
An ultrasound study of paediatric airways showed sonographic measurement to be a better predictor of tracheal tube size (using a […]
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Two hands on the jaw for mask ventilation
Elective surgery patients were anaesthetised with propofol with or without fentanyl and had an oropharyngeal airway placed. They were ventilated […]
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Easy on the ELM
A first report of thyroid cartilage fracture resulting from laryngoscopy and intubation has been published. An elective surgery patient underwent […]
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London trauma deaths described
Doctors from Britain’s most established major trauma centre – the Royal London Hospital – have produced mortality data over a […]
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Military trauma care meets standards
Recent recommendations were made regarding trauma care in the UK by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death […]
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Intranasal ketamine analgesia
I published a case report in the EMJ highlighting the use of intranasal ketamine in a pre-hospital paediatric burns case. […]
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The lottery of pre-hospital physicians
In contrast to numerous other European nations, physicians with critical care skills do not consistently form part of the emergency […]
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Suspension syncope
Loss of consciousness can occur when a patient is suspended in a harness – ‘suspension syncope’, probably due to factors […]
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ECLS on Japanese, in Japanese
A review of extracorporeal life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was undertaken, looking specifically at studies published in the Japanese […]