Nebulised naloxone
This appears to be a useful option when iv access is difficult and the patient is relatively stable. The protocol […]
Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Resus
Life-saving medicine
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Out-of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest
This small study on traumatic arrests in children1 refutes the “100% mortality from traumatic arrest” dogma that people still spout […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Nitrate bolus in acute heart failure
Despite intravenous nitrate boluses being used in original studies demonstrating benefit in acute heart failure1,2, I regularly meet reluctance from […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Non-invasive BP in shock
In the management of the shocked patient, we sometimes get a little fixated on the need for an arterial line. […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
In CPR depth is good, but how deep to compress?
Some defibrillators have accelerometers capable of measuring chest compression depth during CPR. This allowed a study correlating compression depth with […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Intubation of the critically ill in Scotland
Hi folks! Cliff has given me the helm of his blogsite for this week whilst he is teaching prehospital and […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
Extubation guidelines
Tracheal extubation is a high risk procedure in anaesthesia and critical care. Until now most guidelines have focused on intubation, […]
All Updates, Resus
Australasian ED Airway Registry
Managing the emergency airway is one of the most important and risky things we do. We have a responsibility to […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Red cell transfusion guidelines
The AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks has issued guidelines on red blood cell transfusion1, providing some number-based […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma, Ultrasound
International recommendations for lung ultrasound
A multidisciplinary panel of 28 experts from eight countries reviewed the literature and came up with consensus guidelines in point-of-care […]