Sepsis and Septic Shock The new surviving sepsis guideline is being rolled out in NSW in January 2017. Here is a quick summary blog of ‘Sepsis 2017‘: Summary of New Recommendations A. Time to antibiotics within 60 minutes for patients with Sepsis (SOFA>=2), septic shock patients which essentially implies anyone with qSOFA and/or organ dysfunction … More New Sepsis Guidelines (2017)
LUCAS 3 MECHANICAL CPR The New LUCAS 3 (basically LUCAS2 with a fancy bag and bluetooth connectivity): Pros (compared with other Mechanical CPR Machines): Creates an active ‘decompression suction’ on upstroke Lightweight Portability (can be moved in bag and is relatively easy to assemble) Can work off a mains power supply or a battery source Potential … More LUCAS 3 Mechanical CPR
PRINT Radiology Lecture I had the honour of being asked to speak to the new Sydney doctors at the annual PRINT conference. Having also been along to this event last year it appears to be a spectacular success. Congratulations to all the guys that organised the conference… My Slides – CLICK HERE My Handout – CLICK HERE … More PRINT Conference – Sydney
High risk for and subtle presentations of serious pathologic conditions in the elderly patient who has abdominal pain require careful and timely evaluation. The elderly patient with abdominal pain consumes more time and resources than any other emergency department (ED) patient presentation. Their length of stay is 20% longer than younger patients who have the … More Royal College Alert – Abdominal Pain
“A NEW INTENSIVE CRASH COURSE FOR THE ACEM OSCE EXAM” … More Westmead ‘ACE the OSCE’ Course
Originally posted on Dr Nikki Stamp:
I met a delightful colleague recently who introduced me her term ‘kindfulness’ which I immediately fell in love with. Her idea that so much toxic culture and therefore toxic outcomes results from a failure of kindness, both towards ourselves and towards others. She advocates for the widespread, indiscriminate practice…
REBLOG: CLICK HERE ABG = A bad gas? Kelly AM. Can VBG analysis replace ABG analysis in emergency care? Emergency medicine journal : EMJ. 33(2):152-4. 2016. PMID: 25552544 I can’t remember if I have covered the evidence that indicates that for most situations we should be using VBGs and not ABGs in the emergency department … More Articles of the Month (August 2016)
Originally posted on e-LiME:
Following the example set by Andrew Coggins who shared his pearls from AMEE 2016 here are some of my AMEE highlights and the things that have left me with food for thought. AMEE in Barcelona was busy for me as I was involved in running several workshops and I didn’t get…
AMEE 2016 Barcelona – Highlights This year was my first AMEE conference and I wanted to jot down some shorthand reflections on the experience. AMEE is short for the ‘Association for Medical Education in Europe’. It is a big organisation and has a reputation for high quality meetings. I couldn’t not make the … More Pearls from the AMEE 2016 Conference
Top Inspirational Emergency and Critical Care Speakers are coming to Sydney in October. Get your tickets now (early bird registrations are out but not long for this world) Dates – 26th (Workshops), 27th and 28th October 2016 Location – Luna Park, Sydney Registration and Details – CLICK HERE Thanks to Prof Paul Middleton for organising … More Resus @ the Park (Sydney): 26th – 28th October
