Category Archives: General PH&RM

Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday 24th September 2025

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HEMS Debrief – Cardiac Arrest Focus. #11, Dr Úna Nic Ionmhain

Welcome back to the Sydney HEMS debrief. We are up to episode 11! Today, we are pivoting towards toxicology. Specifically, we discuss some of the more common toxidromes encountered pre-hospitally, how they cause cardiac arrest, and what providers – in … Continue reading

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Adult Infusions Mission Aide-Mémoire (MAM)

It’s 1am at a motor vehicle accident. RSI is complete; the patient is being loaded to the ambulance and established on the Hamilton ventilator. What rates should we start the sedative infusions at? And with everything else going on, how … Continue reading

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Ventilating Severe Asthma

Ventilating a severe asthmatic can be a humbling experience. Even though its principles are often discussed, there are nuances to avoiding dynamic hyperinflation that often leave us wondering if we’ve done everything possible to safely ventilate the patient in front … Continue reading

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Education Day – Wednesday 10th Sept, 2025

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HEMS Debrief – Cardiac Arrest Focus. #10, Dr Mike Lauria part 2.

This is part two of our conversation with Dr Mike Lauria. Join us as Nat and Mike continue to delve into team performance. In this episode, Nat and Mike discuss human factors gold including but not limited to how to … Continue reading

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HEMS Debrief – Cardiac Arrest Focus. #9, Dr Mike Lauria part 1.

Hello, and welcome back to the Sydney HEMS debrief podcast. Thank you for your patience – I have been taking the long way home from Canada, but am delighted to be back in Sydney and now ready to go with … Continue reading

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HEMS Debrief – Cardiac Arrest Focus. #8, Michael Heller

Hello and welcome back to the Sydney HEMS debrief, focus on cardiac arrest. This week, we are very excited to deep dive into defibrillation. Join us as we talk through the physics of defibrillation, what is needed to get defibrillation … Continue reading

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Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday 30th July 2025

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HEMS Debrief – Cardiac Arrest Focus. #7, Professor Jimmy Chien

Hello and welcome back to the Sydney HEMS debrief, focus on cardiac arrest. This week, we are joined by a Sydney local – Prof Jimmy Chien, as we talk about PE in cardiac arrest. Jimmy is a Senior Staff Specialist … Continue reading

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