Tag Archives: ventilation

Burns Management Pearls from the Experts

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Preston Fedor

At our recent Clinical Governance Day (4/5/16) we were honored to have in attendance three experts who have dedicated their careers to the care of the burned patient. A cornucopia of pearls for prehospital and retrieval management were presented. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged airway, ARDS, burn, burns, CGD, escharotomy, fluids, HEMS, intubation, Parkland, Prehospital, Trauma, ventilation | Leave a comment

Drowning Case Review Learning Points (CGD 09/03/16)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Preston Fedor

Drowning is an all too common cause of morbidity and death, particularly in a region as rich in water activities as New South Wales. Providers of prehospital critical care should seek to master drowning management, as it is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged CRM, drowning, lessons learned, oxygenation, PEEP, PHARM, Prehospital, ventilation

Why would you clamp a tracheal tube?

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Cliff Reid

This video explains the rationale for clamping the tracheal tube in PEEP-dependent patients prior to switching ventilator circuits, a manoeuvre that is included in our Difficult Oxygenation Operating Procedure

Posted in Tips | Tagged ARDS, procedures, ventilation | 2 Comments

PEEP For Lung Recruitment

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Cliff Reid

As we continue to increase the number of ways to use our procedure lab day for training, Dr Geoff Healy demonstrates the effect of incremental PEEP on lung recruitment in a pig carcass at Sydney HEMS Induction Training … Continue reading →

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LMA to stoma ventilation

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Cliff Reid

Level 1 evidence is great, but for useful tips that can add options to your resuscitation toolbox there are some great finds in journal letters pages. Try this one: An apneoic patient requires assisted ventilation in your resuscitation room. Bag-mask … Continue reading →

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Prehospital Hypocapnia and Poor Outcome After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Cliff Reid

Patients admitted to a level 1 trauma centre with traumatic brain injury whose end-tidal CO2 was kept with the Brain Trauma Foundation recommended limits of 30-35 mmHg (3.9-4.6 kPa) had a lower mortality than those whose CO2 was outside this … Continue reading →

Posted in General PH&RM | Tagged pre-hospital, traumatic brain injury, ventilation