Monthly Archives: October 2013

Lung Ultrasound in Extreme Environments

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

At Sydney HEMS we are believers in the benefit of ultrasound in the prehospital & retrieval medicine environment. Lung ultrasound is of particular use in diagnosing pneumothoraces at noisy trauma scenes or in helicopters. Yash Wimalasena, one of our Retrieval Fellows … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance Day 6th November

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Cliff Reid

Special Emphasis on Paediatric Retrieval

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Clinical Governance Day 23rd October 2013

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Cliff Reid

Directions here

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Always Bring Your Scalpel

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Cliff Reid

In this 28 minute audio podcast recorded at the SMACC conference in 2013 Sydney HEMS physician Dr Brian Burns talks about being prepared for life, limb & sight saving procedures in the prehospital environment. http://traffic.libsyn.com/smacc2013/know-your-weapons-burns.mp3 You can download the podcast by right-clicking here Here … Continue reading →

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Delivering salbutamol to an intubated prehospital patient

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

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 →

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Open Day at GSA-HEMS

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Cliff Reid

Registrars considering working in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine are welcome to visit us for a day of training on Thursday 21st November 2013.

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Clinical Governance Day 8th October 2013

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

An approximation of the upcoming program.

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Massive transfusion (with lego) – Dr Sean Scott

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

Sean discusses the recent developments in our approach to patients with critical bleeding. He reviews damage control resuscitation, the role of TEG in trauma and the nuts and bolts of massive transfusion. Keep your eyes out for the coagulation cascade … Continue reading →

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Knockdown gases – Dr Sameer Mal

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

Sameer shares his experience of managing a patient with an unknown toxic gas exposure and provides us with a sensible approach to these rare patients.  He reivews of knockdown gases like cyanide and hydrogen sulfide along with the use of … Continue reading →

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