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AiR Videos- [131] Hot Floppy Bougies
- [130] Hyoepiglottic Ligament
- [129] Fluid Flow During Laryngoscopy; OOHCA
- [128] Laryngoscope Too Deep - Then Pops Down
- [127] Parker Tip Tube Grabs Epiglottis
- [126] Dentures
- [125] Cuff Herniation
- [124] Black ETT Lines Visible - Becomes Extubation
- [123] CMAC after iGel AScope
- [122] Ambu AScope via Flexi ETT Through iGel3
Author Archives: Cliff Reid
Redundancy, Modularity and Degeneracy
by Dr Alan Laverty FRCEM I stumbled across the above mentioned terms in a newspaper article. It was written by the economist John Kay (he of the UK Kay report post GFC) in regard to the international banking system and … Continue reading
Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine
If your career is in retrieval medicine, or you’d like it to be, you might want to strongly consider sitting the Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. There is no course, just … Continue reading
Prehospital Emergency Anaesthesia Checklist
Our RSI checklist is performed in a challenge-response fashion. The clinician who established the equipment set-up reads, while the other clinician checks and responds. Any discussion, such as difficult laryngoscopy plan, briefing the individual who is immobilising the neck, and … Continue reading
Airway microskills references
Here the references for articles quoted in the Airway Microskills Clinical Governance Day Use of Storz C-Mac® Khan RM, Haris A, Sharma P, Kaul N. Oxygenating patients during difficult videolaryngoscopy. Anaesthesia. 2015 Sep 15;70(10):1214–4 Masters J, Rope T. Suction tube-facilitated … Continue reading
New Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Guideline
Our Standard Operating Procedure for the management of traumatic cardiac arrest prioritises the rapid management of reversible causes (hypoxia, tension pneumothorax, hypovolaemia, and cardiac tamponade). Although it has been in operation for several years, it can still appear unfamiliar to … Continue reading
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Ventricular Assist Devices
We may come across patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), either in the prehospital or interhospital setting. Prehospital & retrieval medicine practitioners should have a basic understanding of how they function, what can go wrong, and how to troubleshoot in emergencies. … Continue reading
Extremity amputation
Extremity amputation technique as taught by Dr Geoff Healy at Sydney HEMS Team Induction training August 2015, using porcine tissue.
Thoracostomy
Here is a recommended open ‘finger’ thoracostomy technique for ventilated patients as taught by Dr Geoff Healy at Sydney HEMS Team Induction training August 2015, using porcine tissue.
Why would you clamp a tracheal tube?
This video explains the rationale for clamping the tracheal tube in PEEP-dependent patients prior to switching ventilator circuits, a manoeuvre that is included in our Difficult Oxygenation Operating Procedure
Haney’s 5 Central Line Tips
Dr Haney Mallemat – an amazing critical care educator and the cuddliest RAGE podcaster – offers some tips here for beginners, but we think even seasoned retrievalists might pick up a tip or two they hadn’t thought of: The … Continue reading
Greater Sydney Area HEMS 