Nasal cooling method
More data on the RhinoChill device from an in-hospital study of post-cardiac arrest patients in Germany. The RhinoChill device (BeneChill […]
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EZ-IO in pre-hospital care
Image: Pediatric IO by Trish Rubke, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons French pre-hospital physicians liked the EZ-IO intraosseous drill, using it […]
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Balloon catheters for haemorrhage control
Something I keep up my sleeve (not literally) for managing some life-threatening vascular wounds prior to surgery is the use […]
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Difficult tube – Easytube
French pre-hospital physicians included the Easytube, which is similar to the Combitube, in their difficult airway algorithm. They describe the […]
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The Sichuan Straddle
Image: Ferno Model 35-P stretcher in back of ambulance, EMS Museum, Heritage Village, Kingsville, Ontario, by Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA […]
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Bum crack fluid pump
Military guys are great at coming up with practical solutions. Need to infuse fluid in the field but have no […]
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US determined best LP position
Here ultrasound was used to ascertain the best position for doing a lumbar puncture in kids, where the interspinous space […]
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2J or 4J/kg in Paediatric Defibrillation?
Image: Defibrillator Monitor by Ernstl, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Should we shock with 2J/kg or 4J/kg in Paediatric […]
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Neck movement in spite of collar
A cadaveric study using an artificially created unstable cervical spine injury has shown marked displacement of the vertebrae when cervical […]
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CPR on your own? Stay at the head end
Image: Laerdal Little Family QCPR training manikins in carrying bag, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2026)-bs by Minja Klarić, CC BY-SA 4.0, […]