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Is the blind Subclavian “trauma line” a thing of the past?
Obtaining access in shocked trauma patients can be notoriously difficult due to circulatory collapse. Those who are shocked, shut down with limited or no other options for peripheral access require central access. The cohort of patients that require this intervention … Continue reading
Posted in General PH&RM, training
Tagged 1.1.9, 1.2.8, education, Prehospital, retrieval, Trauma
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Top 10 Coffee and Cases Snippets from April 2023
Thanks for a great month of case discussion!The C+C QI project team
Posted in Cases, General PH&RM
Tagged 1.2.12, 1.2.5, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, airway, burns, Coffee and Cases, Coffee and Cases Snippets, education, EVD, paediatrics, Prehospital, procedures, retrieval, RSI, Suspension trauma
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Reflecting on two months as a Sydney HEMS registrar
Uniform fitted. Induction complete. 10-mission milestone reached. It has been a learning frenzy. I’m a UK-trained emergency physician, and am two months into my year as a Sydney HEMS registrar. Some of my early reflections on the experience have had … Continue reading
Posted in General PH&RM, human factors, Tips, training
Tagged 1.2.1, 3.1.1, 4.1.1, education, induction, pre-hospital, retrieval, Trauma
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Everything ECMO – Part Two
Natalie Kruit on Troubleshooting ECMO Retrieval This second post from the Sydney HEMS ECMO education days summarises a great session by Retrieval Doctor and all-round legend Natalie Kruit on Troubleshooting in ECMO Retrieval. What’s the role of the Retrieval Doctor? … Continue reading
Posted in ECMO, General PH&RM
Tagged CGD, ECMO, education, FOAM, FOAMed, learnecmo, Nat Kruit, Natalie Kruit, retrieval, sean scott, sepsis
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Everything ECMO – Part One
Most of the following post is taken from the recent Sydney HEMS ECMO Education day with some taken from an earlier ECMO education day and amalgamated into a huge amount of notes. ECMO in New South Wales Associate Professor Paul … Continue reading
Posted in ECMO, General PH&RM
Tagged CGD, ECMO, education, FOAM, FOAMed, learnecmo, retrieval, sean scott
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Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine
If your career is in retrieval medicine, or you’d like it to be, you might want to strongly consider sitting the Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. There is no course, just … Continue reading
Critical Care in the Sky
A review of Aviation Physiology by Dr Yashvi Wimalasena
Transportation Issues in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine
This half-hour summary by Dr Brian Burns covers Transportation Issues in Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine
The Retrieval Medicine Environment
This 15 minute talk by HEMS Physician Karel Habig provides an introduction to our working environment for newcomers to prehospital & retrieval medicine
Essential components of pre-retrieval trauma care
This 22 minute talk by Dr Karel Habig was delivered at a recent rural medicine conference Essential components of pre-retrieval trauma care
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