EMS – Page 3 – resusme

A Position Statement of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council summarises the substantial evidence base documenting improved patient outcomes […]

All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus

Pre-hospital RSI and single use blades

Cliff / March 6, 2011

Single-use metal laryngoscope blades were compared in a randomised trial in the pre-hospital setting by French SAMU physicians. First-pass intubation […]

All Updates, PHARM, Resus

EZ-IO in pre-hospital care

Cliff / February 28, 2011

French pre-hospital physicians liked the EZ-IO intraosseous drill, using it for drugs (including rapid sequence intubation drugs) and fluids in […]

All Updates, Resus, Trauma

Risk factors for cervical spine injury

Cliff / February 25, 2011

Data from the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) database were analysed to identify epidemiologic and biomechanical risk factors for cervical […]

All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus

Difficult tube – Easytube

Cliff / February 21, 2011

French pre-hospital physicians included the Easytube, which is similar to the Combitube, in their difficult airway algorithm. They describe the […]

Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Ultrasound

Pre-hospital Echo

Cliff / February 21, 2011

Pre-hospital physicians in Germany performed basic echo on patients with symptoms either of profound hypotension and/or severe dyspnoea/tachypnoea where judged […]

All Updates, PHARM, Resus

The Sichuan Straddle

Cliff / February 20, 2011

I used to see it done on ‘ER’ but never knew people really straddled patients on stretchers doing CPR. Apparently […]