Category Archives: Cases

Coffee & Cases Snippets – August 2023 Newsletter

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Natalie May

 Top 10 C+C Snippets from the last month:  1. Time for re-attachment of a limb is longer than you might expect! The severed limb can be viable for up to 12 hours.  2. Guidance for amputated parts:  – Rinse with … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Cases Snippets: Don’t Leave Me In Suspense

Posted on April 27, 2023 by robertlloyd85

By Raphael Dworkin, HEMS registrar. Every morning our team discusses cases over coffee. Here is a useful snippet… Fictional Vignette– 52M rally car driver accidentally clips a tyre wall causing his car to flip upside down at low speed. It … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Coffee and Cases Snippets from April 2023

Posted on April 6, 2023 by robertlloyd85

Thanks for a great month of case discussion!The C+C QI project team

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital Part Three

Posted on March 21, 2018 by HawkmoonHEMS

Decision Nodes in trauma care An algorithm is an illustration of a series of medical decisions that address certain patient specific conditions outlining appropriate responses intended to lead to an outcome. The goals of an algorithm are to identify diagnostic … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital Part Two

Posted on February 13, 2018 by HawkmoonHEMS

The following learning points are collated from Regional and Rural hospitals of NSW, Australia, represented here by a single fictional institution – Umbara Base Hospital.  Cases are amalgamated and anonymised (including alteration of patient demographics) such that similarity to real … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Trauma from Umbara Base Hospital

Posted on December 20, 2017 by HawkmoonHEMS

The following learning points are collated from Regional and Rural hospitals of NSW, Australia, represented here by a single fictional institution – Umbara Base Hospital.  Cases are amalgamated and anonymised (including alteration of patient demographics) such that similarity to real … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance Day 21st September 2016

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Natalie May

Join us next Wednesday for a human-factors-focused clinical governance day at the Bankstown helicopter base. We are particularly excited to welcome Paul Mayer, a Naval medic who returned from operational duties in Afghanistan earlier this year. He’s going to talk about … Continue reading →

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The Toxicology Sessions: Simulation Summary

Posted on October 14, 2015 by cpartyka

Our CGD on Wednesday culminated in a toxicological based simulation – with 3 year old Vera having consumed her grandfather’s medications. Why do pills look like lollies? The take home debrief points were: How do we best use available resources … Continue reading →

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Winch rescue posted on YouTube

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Cliff Reid

A grateful patient posted his experience of being rescued on YouTube:

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Clinical Governance Day 10 September 2014

Posted on September 19, 2014 by domrayment

We started off the new term with a series of interesting presentations based around the theme of drowning and water rescue. Inland Water Rescue in the UK Thanks to the wonders of the internet, Matt Ward, Head of Clinical Practice at … Continue reading →

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