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AiR Videos- [131] Hot Floppy Bougies
- [130] Hyoepiglottic Ligament
- [129] Fluid Flow During Laryngoscopy; OOHCA
- [128] Laryngoscope Too Deep - Then Pops Down
- [127] Parker Tip Tube Grabs Epiglottis
- [126] Dentures
- [125] Cuff Herniation
- [124] Black ETT Lines Visible - Becomes Extubation
- [123] CMAC after iGel AScope
- [122] Ambu AScope via Flexi ETT Through iGel3
Category Archives: General PH&RM
Lessons from the Airway Registry – CGD 15 June 2016
At our Clinical Governance Day on 15 June 2016, Dr. Clare Hayes-Bradley presented cases and lessons learned from our April Airway Registry. Thank you to her for the presentation and the pearls below which shed light on our airway practice. … Continue reading
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Tagged airway, CGD, clinical governance, intubation, Pearls, Prehospital, ventilator
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CGD 29th June 2016
Next week’s CGD begins with a pearl-packed Mortality & Morbidity session and is followed by the always revealing Airway Registry. In the 2nd half of the day, Chris Partyka is returning with part two of the oustanding Sonography Training Oriented … Continue reading
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Clinical Governance Day – 15 June 2016
We have an outstanding CGD planned for Wednesday, the 15th of June. The morning starts with a clinical pearl-filled recounting of April’s Airway Registry as well as a thought-provoking Mass Casualty / Mass Injury session. After some coffee, we … Continue reading
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HEMS Team Induction Training
As we go into Winter here in Sydney we are gearing up for the August HEMS Team Induction Training. The following piece provides an overview of the philosophy and content of the training, which was originally written for a NSW … Continue reading
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Tagged education, simulation, training
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Redundancy, Modularity and Degeneracy
by Dr Alan Laverty FRCEM I stumbled across the above mentioned terms in a newspaper article. It was written by the economist John Kay (he of the UK Kay report post GFC) in regard to the international banking system and … Continue reading
Wollongong Extravaganza
This week, the Sydney-based team were invited down to Wollongong for an outdoor simulation extravaganza. Hosted by Wayne Cannon and the Wollongong team, the Sydney crew were treated to a feast of outdoor learning. The take home? Environment, Personnel, Equipment Environment … Continue reading
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Burns Management Pearls from the Experts
At our recent Clinical Governance Day (4/5/16) we were honored to have in attendance three experts who have dedicated their careers to the care of the burned patient. A cornucopia of pearls for prehospital and retrieval management were presented. The … Continue reading
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Tagged airway, ARDS, burn, burns, CGD, escharotomy, fluids, HEMS, intubation, Parkland, Prehospital, Trauma, ventilation
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Summary and Lessons from a Recent Paediatric Sim Session
A paediatric simulation was conducted at our Clinical Governance Day on 6 April 2016. The sim itself and the summary below were crafted by Dr. Sarah Gollance. Our simulation scenario was a tasking to a young girl in respiratory distress … Continue reading
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Tagged airway, CGD, paediatrics, pediatrics, sim, simulation, toxicology
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Clinical Governance Day, May 4th 2016
During next week’s CGD we’ll have a focus on Burns with some excellent outside speakers to share a case of burns from the Snowy Mountains. We’ll also get an update on burns management principles and advances in burns therapy from … Continue reading
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Clinical Governance Day, 20th April 2016
As well as our regular Airway Audit and M&M we will have an update on the research that it being conducted by our own team as well as do a deep dive into the latest evidence around the drug treatment … Continue reading
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Greater Sydney Area HEMS 