Author Archives: Cliff Reid

Handover Tips

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Cliff Reid

Tips on the dos and don’ts of handover at the trauma centre for a HEMS patient by Dr Karel Habig  

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Maxillofacial haemorrhage control

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Cliff Reid

Dr Geoff Healy explains the prehospital management of maxillofacial haemorrhage at HEMS Team Induction Training in Sydney.  

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Motor Vehicle Crash Considerations in Retrieval Medicine

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Cliff Reid

An hour long exploration of motor crash management principles by Retrieval specialist Dr Geoff Healy  

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Critical Care in the Sky

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Cliff Reid

A review of Aviation Physiology by Dr Yashvi Wimalasena  

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Transportation Issues in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This half-hour summary by Dr Brian Burns covers Transportation Issues in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine  

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Prehospital Trauma Education

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This talk was presented at the London Trauma Conference in December 2014, by Dr Cliff Reid, Director of Training for Greater Sydney Area HEMS. Dr Reid explains how the HEMS induction program is crafted, and how it has evolved to … Continue reading →

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The Retrieval Medicine Environment

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This 15 minute talk by HEMS Physician Karel Habig provides an introduction to our working environment for newcomers to prehospital & retrieval medicine

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Winch Operations

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This presentation was given at the Retrieval 2014 conference in Glasgow.

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Location location location

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Cliff Reid

Do you know how to give the latitude and longitude of your location when calling emergency services? Any smartphone can manage it, but you have to know how. Several free apps are available, but you don’t necessarily need them – the … Continue reading →

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Critical thinking in rural & remote medicine

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This 30 minute talk by Sydney HEMS consultant Dr Brian Burns was delivered at a recent rural medicine conference Critical thinking in rural & remote medicine

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