Author name: Tim Leeuwenburg

Rural doctor living on Kangaroo Island with interested in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and trauma. Currently a senior specialist (retrieval) with the Central Australian Retrieval Service, Chair of www.SandpiperAustralia.org and Ass/Prof Aeromedical Retrieval

How to register with the free GoodSAM app – a walk-through

Imagine the situation.  There is a sudden collapse in the coffee shop where you are enjoying a latte.  You are fairly are that the person has had a sudden cardiac arrest and call 000 or help….but the ambulance will take at least 8-10 minutes to arrive, even as a priority one (probably longer in rural

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Rural Anaesthesia Down Under – Inaugural Newsletter

throughout this wide brown land of Australia there are Rural Eoctors providing not just primary care, but also procedural skills – surgery, obstetrics and anaesthetic services. This means rural communities can be 24/7 Caesar-capable as well as utilise theatre for low level elective cases (herniorrhaphy, orthopaedic, dental, gynae, urological and of course endo-/colonoscopy etc). The

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An Affair of the Heart – Valentines Day Message

 to Clinicians

Community leadership.  As clinicians we have a wonderful opportunity to educate – not just in the consulting room and on the wards…but also to get out there and make a difference.  On 14th Feb (Valentine’s Day) it’s only appropriate that we consider the importance of the heart! Sudden cardiac death is estimated to affect over

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