Epinephrine and Dexamethasone in Children with Bronchiolitis
A multicentre double blind trial in 800 infants with bronchiolitis aged between 6 weeks and 12 months compared placebo with […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
All Updates, Resus, Trauma
Plasma:red cell transfusion ratio in trauma
In major trauma patients who require blood transfusion, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red blood cell (RBC) ratios of […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Self-extrication with a collar on
Using a sophisticated infrared six camera motion capture system, investigators demonstrated decreased cervical spine movement when collared volunteers self-extricated from […]
All Updates, Guidelines, PHARM
Standard medication kit for prehospital and retrieval physicians
A very comprehensive (hence the title of the paper) review of medications required for pre-hospital & retrieval medicine missions was […]
All Updates, Guidelines, Kids, Ultrasound
Appendicitis policy
The American College of Emergency Physicians has produced a policy entitled: ‘Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency […]
Ultrasound
Fetal ultrasound safe
From the UK’s Health Protection Agency website: The independent Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR), which reports to the Health […]
All Updates, Guidelines, Trauma
Trauma Report
England’s National Audit Office has published ‘Major Trauma Care in England’ recommendations. Summary is available here
All Updates, ICU, Resus
ScvO2 in sepsis: high is bad too
ScvO2 values are obtained by measuring the oxygen saturation in venous blood returning to the heart, and reflect the balance […]
Acute Med, All Updates
80 lead ECG increases AMI detection – so what?
The 80-lead ECG is more sensitive than a 12 lead ECG for detecting infarcts in the posterior, right, inferior, and […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Levosimendan in beta blocker overdose
Not a human study, but toxicology RCTS rarely are… Levosimendan – a calcium sensitiser with inotropic properties, was superior to […]