2023 Burns Resuscitation 
Mind The Bleep
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Chemical burns are a unique subset of burns that require specialised management due to the nature of the substances involved. The majority of acid burns cause coagulative necrosis and cytotoxicity leading to skin and mucosal changes that limit deeper injury. Keep the patient warm using force air warmers such as Bairhugger.
Greater Sydney Area HEMS
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Focus On: Burns Our burns videos are now collected together in a handy vimeo showcase! Follow this link to see all our burns-related airway videos: [link] These two videos come from the same patient, who had life-threatening burns. This patient was intubated as part of resuscitation after drowning.
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Taming the SRU
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Fluid management in the Emergency Department (ED) is crucial in the adequate resuscitation of the acutely ill and decompensating patient. Patients present to the ED with hypovolemia secondary to a plethora of causessome requiring IV fluid resuscitation and others requiring none. Updated 2023 Oct 22]. Fluid Management.
RebelEM
APRIL 29, 2024
Critically ill patients requiring resuscitation often present with many challenges including the ability to secure safe, sterile, fast, and reliable intravenous (IV) access. This can often lead to significant delays in proper resuscitation. Studies reviewed landmark-based CVC compared to IO; using IJ, subclavian, and femoral CVC sites.
RebelEM
AUGUST 7, 2023
This helps relieve agitation/pain while maintaining spontaneous breathing and airway reflexes allowing for adequate pre-oxygenation as well as facilitates other resuscitation interventions including IV access, vasopressors, fluids, etc. Anesth Analg 2023. Anesth Analg 2023.
Taming the SRU
JANUARY 1, 2024
Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. Contraindications for USGIV are the same as for any PIV: overlying skin infection, AV fistula in the extremity, previous surgery impacting vasculature, proximal trauma, or burns.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
This should include early identification of life-threatening injuries, targeted fluid resuscitation using blood products, pain management, then eventual safeguarding and psychological support. E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. Establish IV access for potential fluid resuscitation. Administer O2 if necessary.
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