Retrieval Medicine (2013)

Retrieval Term Highlights Working for the Ambulance Service of New South Wales HEMS Service through Careflight has kept my smart phone busy with impromptu photo opportunities. Here are a few highlights from the last 4 months: Three Sisters (Blue Mountains) Induction Week Training – January 2013 Helicopter Sunset Coffee Machine Induction Hunter Valley Bush Rescue … More Retrieval Medicine (2013)

Trauma Team Training and Human Factors

Trauma Team Training (TTT) This month saw another instalment of the Westmead Hospital Trauma Team Training. This highly recommended course is a one day simulation workshop for all specialities involved in trauma management at Westmead Hospital.  The TTT course is associated with a recent redesign of the approach to trauma at Westmead which is one of 5 Major … More Trauma Team Training and Human Factors

Difficult Ventilation using the Oxylog 3000

Case 3 – Mechanical Ventilation I recently encountered a challenging clinical case (consented to share here).  In the case a patient required a one hour transfer between two hospitals.  The young patient had an recessive inherited chronic lung disease and was immunosuppressed   They had presented to their local hospital after developing progressive severe shortness of … More Difficult Ventilation using the Oxylog 3000

Simulation in Medicine

Definitions What are the Definitions of ‘Simulations’ and ‘Simulators’? Simulation Simulation is an Educational Technique Allows the student to gain an emotive and immersive learning experience. Allows the recreation of a clinical experience without risk to patients. Simulator A device that attempts to create characteristics of the real world environment. Simulators vary from basic Part … More Simulation in Medicine