Category Archives: General PH&RM

 SCENARIO – You have been tasked to a search and rescue into a canyon in the Blue Mountains. A family party of five went bush-walking and have not been seen for 4 days. The weather has precluded Police from conducting their … Continue reading →

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016qnkt Click the above link to see the BBC’s take on the exploits of our very own HEMS doctors and paramedics as they head out on mission. The series was filmed with ourselves over the past few months with the … Continue reading →

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 →