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Airway management and rapid sequence induction
Ketamine as an induction agent in head injury
Ketamine for RSI in haemodynamically unstable patients
External laryngeal manipulation versus BURP (vs cricoid)
Current controversies in RSI
Oxygenation and ventilation
BTS Oxygen guidelines
NIV guidelines in COPD – RCP/BTS/ICS
ARDS ventilation strategy – evidence
ARDS ventilation strategy – instructions
Shock management
Assessing the IVC for volume responsiveness
Predicting fluid responsiveness (passive leg raise, arterial lines, etc)
Noradrenaline and adrenaline are similar
In septic shock dobutamine and noradrenaline are similar to adrenaline alone
Neuroprotection
Therapeutic hypothermia guidelines
Achieving hypothermia with simple measures
Sepsis
Guidelines for severe sepsis / septic shock
Paediatric SIRS criteria (see Table 3)
Trauma
Emergency thoracotomy: “how to do it”
Ketamine lowers ICP in brain injured children