Category Archives: General PH&RM

Clinical Governance Day Weds 21st March

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Natalie May
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Heat Stress

Posted on March 11, 2018 by sarahaldington

With Sydney temperatures consistently reaching the high 30’s and early 40’s recently it is perhaps timely to revise heat related illness. It is also worth considering the steps we can take to keep ourselves cool in the same environmental conditions. … Continue reading →

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Double Pumping Vasoactive Drugs

Posted on February 21, 2018 by sarahaldington

A significant number of our critical care patients are dependent on vasoactive drugs, so it is worth reviewing the process for managing these infusions during inter-hospital transfers. The priming volume of the distal lumen of a central line is 0.44mls. … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance & Education Day – 7th March

Posted on February 19, 2018 by sarahaldington

Here is a link to the paper that will be discussed at Journal Club Crewdson et al(1)

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Clinical Governance Day, 24th January 2018

Posted on January 19, 2018 by sarahaldington

Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults  

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Education Day – Wednesday 10th January

Posted on January 8, 2018 by sarahaldington
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Difficult Missions: The Hospital Primary

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Cliff Reid

Drs Natalie May, Geoff Healy, and Cliff Reid discuss missions in which the prehospital medical team is diverted to a hospital because their patient has been moved from scene to a (non-major) hospital. While one might expect these missions to … Continue reading →

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Everything ECMO – Part Two

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Natalie May

Natalie Kruit on Troubleshooting ECMO Retrieval This second post from the Sydney HEMS ECMO education days summarises a great session by Retrieval Doctor and all-round legend Natalie Kruit on Troubleshooting in ECMO Retrieval. What’s the role of the Retrieval Doctor? … Continue reading →

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Combined Education and Clinical Governance Day Christmas Special -13th December

Posted on December 8, 2017 by sarahaldington
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Everything ECMO – Part One

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Natalie May

Most of the following post is taken from the recent Sydney HEMS ECMO Education day with some taken from an earlier ECMO education day and amalgamated into a huge amount of notes. ECMO in New South Wales Associate Professor Paul … Continue reading →

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