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Coffee and Cases Snippets: Don’t Leave Me In Suspense
By Raphael Dworkin, HEMS registrar. Every morning our team discusses cases over coffee. Here is a useful snippet… Fictional Vignette– 52M rally car driver accidentally clips a tyre wall causing his car to flip upside down at low speed. It … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, General PH&RM
Tagged 1.2.3, 1.2.9, Coffee and Cases, Coffee and Cases Snippets, crush injury, Suspension trauma, 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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Institute of Trauma & Injury Management (ITIM) Trauma Education Evening
It’s just one week til Sydney HEMS will proudly host the ITIM Trauma Education Evening at the ACE Training Centre at our Bankstown Base. How Much? It’s FREE but places are limited so you must register – do so here. Do … 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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