Tranexamic acid saves lives in trauma
A convincing, practice-changing trial is a rare thing in major trauma, but here comes a biggie: The CRASH-2 trial recruited […]
All Updates, Resus, Trauma
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Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance in dyspnoea
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) was used in ED patients presenting with dyspnoea to differentiate between cardiac and non-cardiac causes. The […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Traumatic Aortic Injury
Two recent papers expand our knowledge of blunt traumatic aortic injury. UK crash data identified risk factors for low impact […]
All Updates, PHARM
Junior pre-hospital doctors spend a bit longer on scene
More junior pre-hospital doctors took longer on scene than their senior colleagues according to a German study, although patient clinical […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
Terlipressin for refractory cardiac arrest in kids
Okay so it’s a small case series – but the results warrant further investigation: 10-20 mcg/kg terlipressin was given to […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM
Guideline improved pre-hospital RSI in kids
French physicians provide pre-hospital critical care in medical teams of regional SAMU (service d’aide me ́dicale urgente). A national guideline […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM
Paediatric Retrieval – what's the rush?
The Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) in the UK performed 2106 interfacility transports between April 2006 and March 2008. The stabilisation […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Control oxygenation after resuscitation
How much oxygen should we give patients after successful cardiac arrest resuscitation? Too little oxygen may potentiate anoxic injury. Too […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Kids, Resus
Post cardiac arrest guideline
A patient is resuscitated from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and is in your emergency department, comatose, with a pulse. You […]
All Updates, Ultrasound
Ultrasoundpaedia
A useful site containing ultrasound images is Ultrasoundpaedia at