Inadequate pre-hospital needle thoracostomy
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The purpose of this study was to evaluate the […]
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UK children sedation guideline
Despite the huge number of articles in the literature on paediatric sedation, one still encounters acrimonious debates about the appropriateness […]
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Paediatric airway gems
Image: Laryngoscope-Miller by DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dr Rich Levitan has made an enormous contribution to the […]
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A French FIRST in pre-hospital medicine
Image: Airbus Helicopter H145 SAMU 80 F-HCHU by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A contribution has […]
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Open thoracostomy
Not a new paper to cite here, just a collection of resources that refer to open thoracostomy in trauma. A […]
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Pre-hospital iv and increased mortality
Image: Venflon intravenous cannula 3, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The US media seem to be making a big […]
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Bleeding Tracheostomy
Image: Fig. 116. Low tracheotomy. Fig. 117. Thyrotomy by John Price-Brown (1844-1938), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Adapted from the […]
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A tracheal tube in the chest
Intercostal catheters can kink, obstruct, or get pulled out. These hazards are greater during transport of the patient. Critical care […]
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Cuff pressures and tracheal injury
Image: Endotracheal Tube by BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons We all intubate patients with cuffed tubes, but we’re […]
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Less smelly than chicken drumsticks
Image: Chickens in market by Tomás Castelazo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Emergency and orthopaedic doctors Elizabeth and Anthony […]