Tag Archives: critical care

Introduction to Retrieval Medicine

Posted on November 14, 2014 by domrayment

Several of the Sydney HEMS retrieval physicians describe some of the challenges of prehospital & retrieval medicine

Posted in training | Tagged critical care, education, HEMS, pre-hospital | Leave a comment

CGD 9th April 2014 – Neurosimulation

Posted on April 15, 2014 by elboghdadly

Harnessing the experience of colleagues in the morbidity & mortality meeting, the manual dexterity of Karel Habig, the technological spectacularness of Skype to deliver a world expert to our meeting, the enthusiasm of two of our registrars, and the dynamism … Continue reading →

Posted in Neurological, Presentations, training | Tagged CGD, critical care, neuroprotection, pre-hospital | 1 Comment

Ketamine for HEMS intubation in Canada

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Cliff Reid

Ketamine was used by clinical staff from the The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) in Alberta to facilitate intubation in both the pre-hospital & in-hospital setting (with a neuromuscular blocker in only three quarters of cases). Changes in vital … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged airway, critical care, HEMS, ketamine, paramedic, Prehospital, RSI | Leave a comment

EM trainee RSI experience

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Cliff Reid

A single centre observational study of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) was performed in a Scottish Emergency Department (ED) over four and a quarter years, followed by a postal survey of ED RSI operators. There were 329 RSIs during the study … Continue reading →

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In-flight cooling after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Cliff Reid

Aeromedical retrieval specialists in Scotland developed a simple, cheap, effective in-flight cooling protocol using intravenous (IV) cold Hartmann’s solution and chemical cooling packs. Fluids cooled in a fridge (4°C) were transported in an insulated cool box; the patient was sedated, … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged ALS, arrest, critical care, hypothermia, neuroprotection, retrieval | Leave a comment

Pre-hospital cooling post arrest

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Cliff Reid

An Australian randomised controlled trial assessed the effect of pre-hospital cooling (using 2 litres ice cold Hartmann’s) of post-cardiac arrest patients on functional status at hospital discharge. The intervention group were marginally cooler on arrival but did not have improved … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged ACLS, arrest, critical care, hypothermia, outcome, pre-hospital

Give all sick patients oestrogen?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Cliff Reid

A thought provoking article in Critical Care Medicine outlines basic science, animal, and human studies that suggest oestrogen may have a protective effect in a wide range of critical illnesses from cardiac arrest to trauma to stroke. It urges clinical … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged critical care, endocrinology