Australasian resus guidelines
Australian and New Zealand resuscitation councils have now revealed their resuscitation guidelines for adults and children. The index of guidelines […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Kids, Resus
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Intubating spinal patients – the haemodynamics
Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation transiently increase arterial pressure, heart rate (HR), and circulating catecholamines, in part attributed to reflex sympathetic […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Paramedic RSI in Australia
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial compared paramedic rapid sequence intubation with hospital intubation in adults with severe traumatic brain injury […]
All Updates, ICU, Ultrasound
“Ski Lift” Ultrasound Technique
In Dr Jason Nomura’s excellent blog takeokun.com he describes his technique to assist in viewing the needle during in-plane ultrasound […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Ketamine update
Anaesthetist Dr Jan Persson from Stockholm has published an updated review of recent ketamine literature. The following interesting facts about […]
All Updates, Kids
Newborn mask ventilation
Seventy doctors and nurses from neonatal units administered positive pressure ventilation to a term newborn manikin using a Neopuff T-piece […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Swimming the Channelopathy
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children. Some apparent drownings may be related to sudden […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies in Children
Asphyxiation by an inhaled foreign body is a leading cause of accidental death among children younger than 4 years. A review […]
All Updates, Resus, Trauma
Missed PTX signs on CXR
Chest x-rays often miss pneumothoraces in the trauma room. These are occult pneumothoraces. A study using agreement by two fellowship […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
HEMS transport may be predictor of survival
Helicopters are controversial in EMS circles, particularly in the United States, which seems to have a high number of Helicopter […]