Kids need 'proper' CPR if non-cardiac cause of arrest
The American Heart Association recommends cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders with chest compression only for adults who have cardiac arrests, […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
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Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, PHARM, Resus
2000 vs 2005 VF guidelines: RCT
One of the key changes in international resuscitation guidelines between the 2000 and 2005 has been to minimise potentially deleterious […]
All Updates, Resus, Trauma
Antibiotics for severe burns yes or no?
Should prophylactic antibiotics be given to burns patients? A systematic review of 17 trials concludes they may reduce all-cause mortality […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Battlefield resuscitation
An excellent review of the current British military practice to prevent and treat the acute coagulopathy of trauma shock (ACoTS) […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Sorting ABCD issues pre-hospital
Prospectively collected data on 727 major trauma patients from a Portugese trauma centre registry enabled the comparison of mortality between […]
Acute Med, All Updates
Normal ECG still doesn't rule out PE
ECGs from a prospective study of patients in the ED with suspected pulmonary embolism were studied to identify the relative […]
Acute Med, All Updates
Atypical chest pain renders AMI more likely
A prospective study of 796 ED patients with suspected cardiac chest pain assessed the value of individual historical and examination […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Spine immobilisation in penetrating trauma
In a retrospective study of 45,284 penetrating trauma patients, unadjusted mortality was twice as high in the 4.3% of patients […]
All Updates, Kids
A human suction unit for choking
A case is described of a 12 month old who completely obstructed her airway from an inhaled plastic ketchup container. […]
All Updates, Resus
Win with the chin
Medical students and junior doctors were successfully taught correct airway management positioning for intubation on a manikin when told to […]