Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
The Brain Trauma Foundation has released updated guidelines on traumatic brain injury in children. Most of the recommendations are Grade […]
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Two new anaphylaxis guidelines
Many local and national guidelines for the management of anaphylaxis exist, but did you know there was a World Allergy […]
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2011 Asthma Guidelines
The British Thoracic Society / SIGN Guidelines on asthma have been updated for 2011. There don’t seem to be any […]
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Offensive medicine: CT before LP
I’m getting worn down by clinicians – often other specialists – who insist that CT imaging of the brain is […]
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Prehospital Spine Immobilisation for Penetrating Trauma
The Executive Committee of Prehospital Trauma Life Support, comprised of surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics, has reviewed the literature and […]
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Snakebite Guideline
The Australian Resuscitation Council has released guidelines on snakebite envenomation, and on pressure immobilisation of snakebite wounds. Envenomation Pressure Immobilisation […]
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Pre-hospital NIV
Pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation for patients with acute dyspnoea features in two journals this month. Researchers at the Ambulance Service New […]
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UK Radiology guidelines for trauma
The Royal College of Radiologists in the UK has published a guideline document to set standards related to diagnostic and […]
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Targeted temperature management guidelines
Okay – rather than ‘therapeutic hypothermia’, the recommended phrase now is ‘targeted temperature management’. Several critical care authorities got together […]
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ACEP policy on PE
The American College of Emergency Physicians has revised its 2003 clinical policy on pulmonary embolism. Among the areas considered […]