Pneumoperitoneum
This video from the Trauma Association of Canada shows sonographic detection of intraperitoneal free air [quicktime]http://www.traumacanada.org/media/pneumoperitoneum_video.mov[/quicktime]
All Updates, Resus, Ultrasound
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Bronchiolitis – not much works
A review article on bronchiolitis reminds us that there is little evidence to support any specific therapies. Bronchodilators, steroids, adrenaline […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Alternative toothless mask position
An alternative position for holding the facemask when bag-mask ventilating edentulous patients is described and evaluated. 49 patients with inadequate […]
Fascinomata
Sliding Scale
How can an X chromosome be nearly as big as the head of a sperm cell? And how does that […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Taming the Ketamine Tiger
A paper of great interest for those of us who spend a lot of time teaching the use of ketamine […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Roc quicker when bicarb added
Interesting…a randomised trial compared rocuronium mixed with saline against rocuronium mixed 1:1 with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate. The principal finding was […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
FV cannulation in kids: 60° abduction
An ultrasound study on infants and children under general anaesthesia evaluated the femoral vein with the patients’ legs at 30° […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Finding the sick febrile kid
Finding children with serious illness among the multitudes who present with fever is the number one challenge in paediatric emergency […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Unexpected survivors after pre-hospital intubation
Data on patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from the San Diego Trauma Registry were analysed using modified […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
New ICH Guidelines
A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association on the management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage has […]