Category Archives: General PH&RM

HEMS Education Day – Wednesday 31st May

The next HEMS Education Day (HED) will be an exciting opportunity for the organisation to examine our role in Major Incidents. The day will primarily revolve around a Major Incident Exercise which is being put together by our education team. … Continue reading

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Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday 17th May

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Vomit control at Sydney HEMS

Karel Habig rigged up a SALAD simulator (Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination – the brainchild of Airway Master Educator Jim DuCanto) and ran a vomit-control workshop at our recent HEMS Education Day. Here are the learning points as summarised … Continue reading

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HEMS April Education Day Summary

Cold & Hypothermia Shital Patel presented a challenging case which outlined the importance of early detection of hypothermia pre-hospital trauma missions. She reviewed the topic of hypothermia in detail and to list a few of her many valuable pearls: Reduce … Continue reading

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Vascular & Osseous Access in Resuscitation

Cliff Reid and Geoff Healy discuss challenges in prehospital intraosseous and intravenous access, covering how to avoid pitfalls and what their own individual practice preferences are in the prehospital and in-hospital settings (22 mins).

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Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday 22nd March

The next GSA-HEMS Clinical Governance Day is on Wednesday 22nd March at the new NSW Ambulance / Toll base.  This month we’re lucky to welcome Luke Regan who will be talking about the challenges of prehospital care in the Scottish … Continue reading

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HEMS Education Day Summary 2017/1

The inaugural HEMS Education Day was held in the ACE Training Centre. Here is an overview of points covered. Mission Oversight Cameron Edgar outlined the mission oversight process, its history, and the ways in which it has reduced risks of helicopter … Continue reading

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First Education Day – Wednesday 8th March

The NSW Aeromedical Retrieval Service would like to welcome you to our first Education Day for 2017 this Wednesday 8th March. This will be a regular event every 4 weeks and we would love to see a wide and varied … Continue reading

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CGD 22nd February 2017

Next CGD at the new ACE training facility is on Wednesday 22nd February starting at 9am. We’ll be reviewing our cases, airway management and winch missions from January.  In addition we have a discussion of roping missions by Sam Immens and … Continue reading

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Seeing Is Believing

Our Sydney HEMS specialist Clare Richmond is one of the brilliant women in this video who inspire the next generation of authors, marine biologists, and HEMS physicians. The video was made for Sydney Opera House’s flagship All About Women festival.

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