The Area Under The Suffering Curve
“What’s your leadership style Cliff? How do you like to run the emergency department?” Our new fellow had asked a […]
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Trauma before and beyond the hospital
Sydney HEMS physician Dr Brian Burns talks about the prehospital care of trauma in this 20 minute audio podcast recorded […]
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Upstairs vs Downstairs: an EPIC Conundrum
A new breed, and new terminology Scott Weingart MD and colleagues have published a discussion paper [1] outlining the role […]
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Traumatic cardiac arrest outcomes
Ever heard anyone spout dogma along the lines of: “it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest – resuscitation is futile as the […]
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London Calling – part 2
Notes from Days 2 & 3 of the London Trauma Conference Day 2 of the LTC was really good. There […]
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Utstein-like template for physician EMS
Many European and Australasian emergency medical services deploy physicians to the scene. In order to facilitate consistent data reporting and […]
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Make space for pre-hospital intubation
“Control your environment – don’t let it control you” is a reliable adage for pre-hospital providers, and its adherence can […]
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Pre-hospital hypertonic saline during ACLS
A newly published study examines pre-hospital hypertonic saline during CPR. A randomised trial compared 7.2% hypertonic saline / hydroxyethyl starch […]
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Pre-hospital CPAP for pulmonary oedema
The physician-staffed mobile intensive care units of SAMU (Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente) in France provided the location for this randomised […]
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Pre-hospital thoracotomy
The London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service provides a physician / paramedic team to victims of trauma. One of the interventions […]