Pre-hospital physician triage
A Swiss study examined the on site triage decision making of pre-hospital emergency physicians. Dispatch of the physicians was coordinated […]
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Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Supplemental oxygen decreases LV perfusion in volunteers
Oxygen therapy in normoxic acute coronary syndrome patients is controversial, and a previous systematic review cautioned against it in uncomplicated […]
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Pull that tongue
A way of improving glottic visualisation when attempting fibreoptic intubation is for an assistant to perform a jaw thrust manoeuvre. […]
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Furosemide infusion in acute decompensated heart failure
A randomised controlled trial of 308 patients with acute decompensated heart failure compared continuous furosemide infusion with ‘low’ dose (equal […]
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African study on cricoid pressure
A colleague told me about a cricoid pressure paper I would otherwise have missed, since I don’t normally check out […]
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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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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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IVC collapse depends on breathing pattern
A high degree of sonographically-visualised collapse of the inferior vena cava (IVC) during inspiration suggests a volume-responsive cardiac output. This […]
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Alfentanil for Procedural Sedation
An evaluation of single-agent alfentanil for procedural sedation in the ED has been published by the team at Hennepin County […]
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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 […]