Those of you who are fearful of getting the COVID vaccine – I get it. I’ve heard all your reasons. I understand that it’s your choice. Those of you who are afraid for yourself or loved ones if you/they get COVID – I get it. We’ve seen the ravages of this disease overseas, the unnecessary …
An old Australian colloquialism which I’ve only just discovered – it basically means “we’re here to do a job, lets stop wasting time” (see the Urban Dictionary explanation). I think this is the sort of language primary care may have to start using with the Government, particularly at the time of the pandemic response and …
I’ve long held the option that the experts in prehospital care are the clinicians who are trained for it – whether volunteer ambulance officers, career paramedics or specialist retrieval services. Doctors don’t always have the capability to ‘value add’ on scene, unless they’ve undergone additional training in prehospital care. Skills from the well-equipped and staffed …
Many of you involved in airway management will be familiar with the ‘Vortex Approach‘, the brainchild of anaesthetist Nicholas Chrimes and emergency physician Peter Fritz in Melbourne, Australia Designed as a simple tool to open up communication in emergency airway management, the Vortex has been refined over the past few years and there is a …
So the past two years have seen a huge effort here on Kangaroo Island – with the amazing support of community members and groups (listed below). we’ve been able to establish a network of Public Access Defibrillators across Kangaroo Island. More than that, we’ve also trained over 10% of the Islanders in CPR ands of …