Part I – Aortic Dissection (AD) A 68 year old woman is brought to your emergency department (ED) from a shopping centre where she had sudden onset chest pain and a syncopal episode. On examination there is no evidence of trauma. Observations: Blood Pressure 97/40, Respiratory Rate 20/min Heart Rate 125, Temperature 37.1 degrees, Oxygen … More Aortic Injuries and Aortic Dissection

PDF Handout Graded Assertiveness Many adverse outcomes in healthcare are a result of absent or incomplete communication.  Strong verbal communication skills are key in coordinating teams and optimising the flow of information between colleagues. Problems can arise for a number of reasons, but one common occurrence is failure of junior staff to question seniors about their … More Graded Assertiveness

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) Pre-hospital Workshop – Flipped Classroom The EMIG pre-hospital workshop is a popular workshop run every two years at Westmead Emergency.  This will be run in 2016 on the 10th and 11th of May from 4.30pm. Station 1 What’s in an Ambulance? Pre-hospital Workshop 1 (PDF) Station 2 Extrication (simulation) Pre-hospital Workshop … More Pre-hospital Workshop (Flipped Classroom)

  Update on Mechanical CPR – 2014 Dr Anantharaman (from Singapore) shared his expertise about Mechanical CPR at the ICEM 2014 Conference in Hong Kong and I was an interested listener having recently posted on this subject. Hong Kong – ICEM 2014 There is a need for improving CPR quality in all countries as survival … More Fresh Perspective on Mechanical CPR – Pearls from ICEM 2014