I’ve been playing around with cognitive aids such as checklists and action cards for a couple of years (some are available via the RESOURCES section of this site or RURALDOCTORS.NET. Most of these were designed for handing off to nursing staff in the rural ED, partly to mitigate against the phenomenon of people disappearing off to the ‘big […]
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It was back in 2001 that I read a piece in the British Medical Journal entitled “BMJ bans accidents” – hardly a new idea (it dates back to at least 1993) – yet we still hear reference to “road traffic accidents” (RTAs) or “motor vehicle accidents” (MVAs). Words are important; I have been convinced of
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Many people are eagerly awaiting the release of the new Difficult Airway Society UK (DAS UK) guidelines, in the wake of their recent Annual Scientific Meeting. Some recommendations are available HERE and include : acceptance of gentle mask ventilation during RSI use of videolaryngoscopy as an option in initial intubation plan apnoeic diffusion oxygenation didactic
Airway Classics – A Love Supreme? Read More »
I just have to give a shout out to the RAGE PODCAST this week. If you have been living under a rock, the RAGE podcast is a semi-regular “resuscitationists awesome guide to everything” featuring top quality FOAMed contributers who are credible in their field. “Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage against the
RAGE podcast – great FOAMed Read More »
After months of planning from the smaccTEAM, the programme for smaccUS is now released and available on the smacc website The program looks HOT – some old favourites and some new allsorts. The genius that is Mark Wilson will be cohosting a fabulous “it’s a Knockout” neurotrauma session….and there are many concurrent sessions and “cage
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