Sux vs Roc in ED RSI
Suxamethonium and rocuronium were compared in a database of prospectively recorded cases of RSI in the emergency department. A total […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
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Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
Algorithm for Body Packers
‘Mules’ or body packers are people who transport illegal drugs by packet ingestion into the gastrointestinal tract. A large study […]
All Updates, ICU, Ultrasound
Hole in the head? Don't waste the window!
Zampieri and colleagues from Brazil report the use of brain ultrasound in two ICU patients who had had hemicraniectomies. One […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Hypothermia and hypokalaemia
We all like to treat selected post cardiac arrest patients with hypothermia now, but isn’t hypothermia associated with a drop […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Pre-hospital iv and increased mortality
The US media seem to be making a big thing of a recent article published ahead of print which demonstrates […]
Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Body position in poisoning
You come across a patient in the community who has taken an overdose of pills. The ambulance is on its […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Bleeding Tracheostomy
Adapted from the UK Intensive Care Society’s ‘Standards for the care of adult patients with a temporary tracheostomy‘ Bleeding from […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Tracheostomy resources
The National Tracheostomy Safety Project at www.tracheostomy.org.uk in the UK aims to allow patients with tracheostomies or laryngectomies to be […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
A tracheal tube in the chest
Intercostal catheters can kink, obstruct, or get pulled out. These hazards are greater during transport of the patient. Critical care […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Cuff pressures and tracheal injury
We all intubate patients with cuffed tubes, but we’re far too busy and important to fart around measuring tracheal tube […]