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Delivering salbutamol to an intubated prehospital patient
Chris “Willko” Wilkinson (SCAT paramedic) shared this handy trick of the trade during a recent simulation session. Scenario Road primary job to a school where a 6 year old girl is in severe respiratory distress with known asthma. On arrival … Continue reading
High flow O2 and mortality in COPD
An Australian randomised controlled trial of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in COPD patients compared titrated oxygen therapy with high flow oxygen. The primary outcome was prehospital and in-hospital mortality. Titrated oxygen treatment was delivered by nasal prongs to achieve arterial oxygen … Continue reading