Category Archives: General PH&RM

Well it’s all done and dusted and the academic hangover is a heavy one. However, with the highly digitised platform of proceedings it’s no surprise that for most the dream lives on in the twittersphere and various FOAMed connections that have been … Continue reading →

Here at Sydney HEMS we are very excited to be geographically close to (and thoroughly supportive of) the Social Media And Critical Care conference which begins tomorrow at Darling Harbour Convention Centre. It brings together all the critical care specialties … Continue reading →

This 22 minute talk by Dr Karel Habig is aimed at new members of the Greater Sydney Area HEMS team. It covers the standardised approach we use for prehospital RSI to minimise the risks of hypoxia and hypotension. Many of … Continue reading →

With the arrival of the flash new Oxylog 3000+ there’s been quite a bit of discussion around the base recently about modes ventilation.  There still seems to be quite a bit of confusion about Autoflow.  In my humble opinion, mechanical … Continue reading →

Our HEMS colleagues across the ditch in Auckland, NZ have started a website that looks like it will be a great source of information on prehospital care ad medical education.  The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (AHRT) is the latest addition … Continue reading →

My last rant for a while.  The patient from scenario 2 is now in the resuscitation room of a trauma center.  He was intubated successfully by the retrieval physician after in line stabilization was removed, changing a grade 4 view … Continue reading →

This is a video of a talk I gave to the docs and paramedics at the Sydney HEMS Clinical Governance Day recently.  It’s based around a couple of recent review articles unearthed by the ever searching, apparently never sleeping, Cliff … Continue reading →

Here’s the second part of my attempt to deconstruct the dogma and search for the evidence supporting out current management of suspected spinal cord injuries n prehospital care. Scenario 2: An aeromedical retrieval team attends a high speed road traffic … Continue reading →