GI kit for GU disease
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube may be used to control post-partum haemorrhage by placing it in the uterus. More information in this […]
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Obstetric & Gynaecology Guidelines
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists publishes a number of up to date evidence -based guidelines. Several are relevant […]
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Life threatening post partum haemorrhage
A mother may experience life-threatening haemorrhage after delivery of her baby. What can the resuscitation doctor do? Rosen’s Emergency Medicine […]
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Spinal Cord Injury Guidelines
The Paralyzed Veterans of America produce a number of evidence-based guidelines for management of spinal cord injury and its complications […]
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Which 'flu mask for staff?
A Canadian study in which 446 nurses were randomised to wear one or the other showed a standard surgical mask […]
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Prone positioning in ARDS
Prone positioning did not improve outcome in a randomised trial of 342 adult patients with ARDS. Prone Positioning in Patients […]
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Pre-hospital intubation for head injury: ?no benefit
A systematic review of pre-hospital intubation for head injured patients failed to show evidence of benefit of tracheal intubation or […]
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Pre-hospital intubation 'success' at a US centre
Of 203 patients attending a US Level 1 trauma centre who had pre-hospital airway management, 25 (12%) had unrecognised oesophageal […]
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Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle rollover as an indicator of mechanism of injury was investigated in a study examining accident databases and the medical […]
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Myocardial infarction not so common in LBBB?
An observational cohort study of 7937 ED visits by patients presenting with chest pain or ‘ischemic equivalent’ (shortness of breath […]