Case 1 Bradycardia in the Emergency Department A 65 year old man presents to the ED with mild chest pain and dizziness following a syncopal episode on the toilet. You receive a pre-notification call from the Ambulance: They are concerned about his heart rate of 28… His initial ECG shows no specific Ischaemic Changes What … More Bradycardia associated with Hyperkalaemia
Ruthlessly Efficient Defibrillation (RED) There are 3 key priorities in managing an Adult patient in Cardiac Arrest: Giving Effective Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – The most recent revision of the CPR guidelines (2010) have emphasised the ‘C-AB’ approach in adult patients because interruptions in CPR are likely to lead to a diminished chance of achieving Return … More R.E.D. – Ruthlessly Efficient Defibrillation
Disaster Medicine The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) are organising an upcoming education event on “Disaster Medicine” presented by Dr Kavita Varshney This EMIG Event will be on the 24th of July at 4.30pm – Westmead Hospital Education Block (Level 2) Disaster Medicine Review Here we review the basics of Disaster Preparedness and Planning: (1) … More Disaster Medicine Review
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy – A Brief Review Case Study (Fictitious) Patient – Mr John Harper 75 year old man living in a rural area John fell over on the front porch of his house – this was witnessed by his daughter and she called the emergency services and an ambulance arrived soon after … More Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy (ILE)
UPDATED NOTES: Suturing Notes Wound Care Notes Blog Post In the Emergency Department (ED) most wounds are closed by the ‘in-house’ medical and nursing staff. However, a number of wounds should not be closed either “at all”, in the case of some human and animal bite wounds, or “not in ED but in … More Suturing, Knots and Wound Care
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