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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
Clinical Governance Day 23 March 2016
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
Drowning Case Review Learning Points (CGD 09/03/16)
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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Tagged CRM, drowning, lessons learned, oxygenation, PEEP, PHARM, Prehospital, ventilation
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Water Winch Sim Review & Learning Points (CGD 09/03/16)
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
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
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
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
New Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Guideline
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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Clinical Governance Day 4th November 2015
The next Sydney HEMS Clinical Governance Day is coming up next Wednesday, November 4th at Bankstown. We will have our usual features of Airway Audit plus Morbidity and Mortality which always makes for brilliant discussion. One of our paramedic/physician teams will dissect a … Continue reading
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Ventricular Assist Devices
We may come across patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), either in the prehospital or interhospital setting. Prehospital & retrieval medicine practitioners should have a basic understanding of how they function, what can go wrong, and how to troubleshoot in emergencies. … Continue reading
Greater Sydney Area HEMS 