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EMIG is a student led group at Westmead hospital founded in 2008. This year has made it hard to meet in person so today we have a Zoom meeting with a Trauma Theme. Please login at 5pm AEST time today: Topic Trauma Care – EMIG (Cases, Transfusion and Haemorrhage Tests) Meeting ID 539 195 8036 … More EMIG Workshop – ZOOM (9.9.2020) – (**5pm Today)
Welcome to your new ED term at Westmead Emergency Department. Here are our updated resources for Resident and Intern inductions in the ED: ED Quick Referral Pathway Cards Rapid Access Pathways (saves tonnes of time and evidence based): 2. Role allocation and Drug Card: ED inductions sims: Simulation Handout – case 1 (Hypotension/Anaphylaxis): Simulation Handout … More JMO Induction Page – Westmead Emergency
TEG – Thromboelastogram – in one slide: A super fast dirty guide to running a TEG-6 test at Westmead ED at 2am:
Pandemic BLS Video Our suggested changes to BLS to keep you safe and the area around the patient free of COVID-19 (a mixture of evidence, pragmatism and opinion): In a pandemic use a modified form of the usual D.R.S. A.B.C. approach Rationale = CPR can be risky in the context of COVID-19 (opinion) – droplets … More Pandemic Basic Life Support
Bradycardia and Pacing SHOW NOTES Sinus bradycardia – 5 causes Fit Cold Drugs- β-blockers, CCBs, digoxin Sick-sinus syndrome Hypothyroidism Types of Heart block 1st degree Prolonged PR interval >0.2s 2nd degree Mobitz I (Wenkebach) Progressive PR prolongation until a beat is dropped Mobitz II PR interval is constant, dropped beat randomly 3rd degree (complete) Complete … More Pacing and Bradycardia Quick Summary
