Pelvic splint improved shock
Splinted any pelvises lately? Karim Brohi’s excellent trauma.org article outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different devices on the […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
'AMI' on ICU
ECG machines may give a printed report saying ***ACUTE MI***. In a retrospective study, patients on the ICU whose 12 […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Massive haemorrhage guideline
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has published guidelines on the management of massive haemorrhage. Their summary: […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus, Ultrasound
Aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration
Two studies this month report a correlation between ultrasound detected aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration in children presenting with diarrhoea and/or […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus, Ultrasound
The Heart Point Sign
A case report describes the echo findings of a patient with a traumatic left sided pneumothorax. Although the subcostal view […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Venous gas in COPD exacerbation
Prolific emergency medicine researcher Anne-Maree Kelly and colleague Dr Lim from Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore have published a […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Propofol for kids in the ED
A systematic review of the use of propofol for paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) identified sixty studies and 17 066 published […]
All Updates, Ultrasound
Echocardiography videos from Vienna
Folks from the Medical University of Vienna have produced a great resource with free online echocardiography videos at www.123sonography.com Check […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Left molar approach
The left molar approach is a technique to improve the view at laryngoscopy using a standard macintosh laryngoscope. It was […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus
LMA not always successful; needle crike fails often
A meta-analysis of pre-hospital airway control techniques evaluated alternative techniques to tracheal intubation. The outcome was placement success; there were […]