Tag Archives: 1.2.7

Ventilating Severe Asthma

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Ruan.Vlok

Ventilating a severe asthmatic can be a humbling experience. Even though its principles are often discussed, there are nuances to avoiding dynamic hyperinflation that often leave us wondering if we’ve done everything possible to safely ventilate the patient in front … Continue reading →

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One Lung Ventilation in Retrieval Medicine

Posted on March 30, 2023 by sunell85

Part of our education day on Jan 4th 2023 focussed on the rare but confronting need to move to one lung ventilation (OLV) in the pre-hospital or retrieval environment. We heard from Dr John Floridis, a rural generalist and emergency … Continue reading →

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Getting the hang of the Hamilton Ventilator:

Posted on September 30, 2021 by franarno

About the Hamilton we use: Most common Vent settings we use and how to set them up: (S)-CMV: Synchronised Continuous Mandatory Ventilation mode- a pressure- regulated volume controlled mode SIMV: Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation- a volume-controlled mode. Power on. Complete … Continue reading →

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Traumatic Pulmonary Edema

Posted on February 17, 2020 by vekram

This patient had quite noticeable pulmonary edema, easily fixed with suction prior to intubation. Neurogenic pulmonary edema is said to occur rapidly post injury while pulmonary contusions typically evolve over time peaking over hours. These two entities have different etiologies … Continue reading →

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