The issue of the MyHealthRecord been troubling me. I lack the eloquence to express my concerns sometimes, so please bear with me. I’ve also thought long and hard about this issue and been in active discussion with may leading doctors in Australia on this via backchannels. It is an important topic and one that impacts …
Build your own SALAD sim
So ever since an online collaboration with James Du Canto and others in the FOAMed community, I’ve been refining the SALAD sim trainer For those not ‘in the know’ the SALAD technique is designed to manage intubation of the trachea in the face of massive airway contamination e.g. haematemesis or regurgitation of stomach contents Not …
Paralysed by indecision
One of the defining skills of being a doctor is the need to make decisions, sometimes with limited information and under significant time pressure. As I’ve matured in my career, I’ve realised that most of what I was taught in medical school was just plain wrong. The ongoing challenge has been to identify WHICh bits …
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 …
Are you prepared to help a neighbour in trouble?
We’re all familiar with the parable of the Good Samaritan from Old Testament times. Regardless of religious affiliation, it’s a positive affirmation of the fact that the vast majority of humans are prepared to help another in times of need. Of course rural folk are used to this. One of the things I love about …