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Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
New aeromedical clinicians in New South Wales will undergo Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) at Toll’s Aeromedical (ACE) Training Centre, Sydney, Australia. The ACE is also the site of the HEMS Team Induction Course from February 2017. This amazing facility … Continue reading
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ECMO Spectacular: CGD 30th November
It’s the big one – ECMO jobs represent a small proportion of the work we do but a significant clinical and logistical challenge. It’s time to rise to that challenge with an ECMO themed CGD on 30th November! At next CGD … Continue reading
Clinical Governance Day 16th November
Fantastic learning opportunities ahead! Next week we’ll be exploring not one but TWO interactive cases as Geoff Healy takes us through a tricky clinical case, while Alan Laverty & Aircrewman James Koens talk logistics in the context of a recent … Continue reading
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Clinical Governance Day 19th October
Next Wednesday our Clinical Governance Day will feature an airway extravaganza! It’s time to hone those airway skills from RSI currency to paediatric surgical airway, CMAC to Ambu A Scope and King Vision. The day kicks off with a review of … Continue reading
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Academic Study Options in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine
Retrieval medicine specialist Dr Stefan Mazur outlines postgraduate academic study options for retrieval clinicians. As he points out, the list is not exhaustive, and focuses on Australasian and British courses and exams. Links: Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine Royal … Continue reading
Tactical Medicine Overview
Our Clinical Governance Day on 15 June 2016 was an introductory discussion about the why, who, and how of tactical medicine. Out of this came a recognition of the importance of this knowledge base and skill set not only for … Continue reading
Posted in General PH&RM, Haemorrhage, Presentations, training
Tagged CGD, Prehospital, Scene safety, tactical, TCCC, TECC, tourniquet, Trauma
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Pearls from the Airway Registry – CGD 29/06/2016
(Thanks again to Dr. Clare Hayes-Bradley for presenting the latest Airway Registry and penning the subsequent discussion points below.) To RSI or not to RSI, that is the question… It’s foul weather, near zero degrees and torrential rain, it’s night, … Continue reading
Posted in Airway, General PH&RM, Presentations, training
Tagged agitation, airway, bougie, CGD, ketamine, pre-hospital, procedures, RSI, Trauma
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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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Clinical Governance Day 13th January 2016
Welcome back to the Sydney HEMS Clinical Governance Days for 2016… This CGD is very much AIRWAY oriented with the inclusion of the November Airway Audit & a round-robin “Airway Microskills” session. This session will focus on bougie & ETT … Continue reading
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