Category Archives: General PH&RM

Clinical Governance Day, April 6th 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by davidmcqgmailcom

This week’s CGD will be an cerebral infusion of paediatric excellence. We have a host of bona fide paediatric experts in our midst and now’s your chance to pick up their pearls of wisdom and maybe to share some of your … Continue reading →

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Literature Review: Are we intubating burn patients inappropriately?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Preston Fedor

Review at CGD and summary by Dr. Alan Laverty Romanowski KS, Palmieri TL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG. More Than One Third of Intubations in Patients Transferred to Burn Centers are Unnecessary Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2015 Aug 17 … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance Day 23 March 2016

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Preston Fedor

We look forward to your attendance and participation at the next Clinical Governance Day, beginning at 0800 on Wednesday 23rd March 2016. There is an assortment of educational goodness on the agenda. Cameron Edgar starts us off with one of … Continue reading →

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Drowning Case Review Learning Points (CGD 09/03/16)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Preston Fedor

Drowning is an all too common cause of morbidity and death, particularly in a region as rich in water activities as New South Wales. Providers of prehospital critical care should seek to master drowning management, as it is one of … Continue reading →

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Water Winch Sim Review & Learning Points (CGD 09/03/16)

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Preston Fedor

The water winch rescue is unique among our mission taskings, in that it requires a non-standard approach to personal and cabin setup. The paramedics will go out in a wetsuit and additional gear (which takes time), and the doctor will … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance Day 9th March 2016

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Preston Fedor

The next Clinical Governance Day will be on 9th March. This session is designed to be operationally focused and give you pearls and tools to use on your next shift. Thematically, we will be focusing on water-related topics. Clare Hayes-Bradley … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 24, 2016 by davidmcqgmailcom

  AC Joint Injuries a non-evidenced based strapping technique which anecdotally controls pain and keeps patients mobile eg to walk out from a scene the aim is to provide a lifting mechanism to support the weight of the arm which … Continue reading →

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Clinical Governance Day 24th February 2016

Posted on February 20, 2016 by davidmcqgmailcom

  This is the first Clinical Governance Day of the term, and it is an excellent one. Welcome to our new registrars! A bit of Mortality & Morbidity (January) packed with learning points and always good for the soul! Ever wondered what’s … Continue reading →

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Airway microskills references

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Cliff Reid

Here the references for articles quoted in the Airway Microskills Clinical Governance Day Use of Storz C-Mac® Khan RM, Haris A, Sharma P, Kaul N. Oxygenating patients during difficult videolaryngoscopy. Anaesthesia. 2015 Sep 15;70(10):1214–4 Masters J, Rope T. Suction tube-facilitated … Continue reading →

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New Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Guideline

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Cliff Reid

Our Standard Operating Procedure for the management of traumatic cardiac arrest prioritises the rapid management of reversible causes (hypoxia, tension pneumothorax, hypovolaemia, and cardiac tamponade). Although it has been in operation for several years, it can still appear unfamiliar to … Continue reading →

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