Weight formula validation
Further validation of the UK-derived Luscombe weight formula has been made in the Australian setting. The nice simple formula for […]
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Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine
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Performance measures for HEMS services
A recent study highlights the need for uniform standards of outcome data collection in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in […]
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EMS makes a difference
A Position Statement of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council summarises the substantial evidence base documenting improved patient outcomes […]
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In V.Fib and talking to you!
Some patients with severe refractory heart failure are kept alive thanks to implantable pumps such as the left ventricular assist […]
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Pre-hospital RSI and single use blades
Single-use metal laryngoscope blades were compared in a randomised trial in the pre-hospital setting by French SAMU physicians. First-pass intubation […]
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Delayed door-to-balloon even with helicopters
For a whole bunch of reasons, patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo interhospital transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention […]
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EZ-IO in pre-hospital care
French pre-hospital physicians liked the EZ-IO intraosseous drill, using it for drugs (including rapid sequence intubation drugs) and fluids in […]
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Limits on resuscitative thoractomy in ED
Eighteen trauma centers contributed ED resuscitative thoracotomy data to a study that commenced enrollment in January 2003. During the ensuing […]
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Difficult tube – Easytube
French pre-hospital physicians included the Easytube, which is similar to the Combitube, in their difficult airway algorithm. They describe the […]
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Pre-hospital Echo
Pre-hospital physicians in Germany performed basic echo on patients with symptoms either of profound hypotension and/or severe dyspnoea/tachypnoea where judged […]