Don't just pre-oxygenate: have an Oxygenation Strategy
A key component in the planning of intubation is pre-oxygenation. Recently apnoeic oxygenation during laryngoscopy has been adopted too. These […]
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CPR in Pectus Excavatum
Some pectus excavatum patients have a metal ‘Nuss bar’ inserted below the sternum which can make chest compressions more difficult. […]
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Esmolol for refractory VF
Already well publicised on social media, the team at Hennepin County published a retrospective comparison between patients with refractory VF […]
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Open cardiac massage in asthmatic arrests?
This idea was provoked by a colleague some years ago who could not achieve a palpable pulse during CPR of […]
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Difficult airways can't be reliably predicted
This paper1 proves what Rich Levitan has been saying (and writing) for years – that there is no method of […]
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High flow systems for apnoeic oxygenation
Apnoeic oxygenation during laryngoscopy via nasal prongs has really taken off in the last couple of years in emergency department […]
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London Cardiac Arrest Symposium 2014
The focus of the entire day is cardiac arrest and this is the second day of the London Cardiac Arrest […]
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London Trauma Conference 2014 Part 2
Day three is Air Ambulance and pre-hospital day and the great and the good are here en mass. The heavy […]
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London Trauma Conference 2014 Part 1
I’ve travelled almost the entire length of England to get to the London Trauma Conference this year. What could be […]
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New AF guidelines from AHA/ACC
2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64(21):2246-2280 […]