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SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023.

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AIR – Learning from the Airway Registry (November 2023)

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

Sydney HEMs is proud of its commitment to excellence in airway management. In 2022, we achieved: 95% overall first pass success rate (first pass of laryngoscope into mouth results in successful intubation, from both prehospital and inter hospital cases, including cold tube and RSI. The patient went on to have a surgical airway.

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Ep 124 Burn and Inhalation Injuries: ED Wound Care, Resuscitation and Airway Management

Emergency Medicine Cases

Things like inaccurate estimation of burn size, unnecessary endotracheal intubation, over- and under-estimation of fluid resuscitation volumes, inadequate analgesia and inappropriate wound dressings are just some of the issues where a small change to ED practice patterns could have a huge impact on patient care.

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Major burns in adults: a practice review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Most burn injuries can be treated in local hospitals but 6.5% The initial ED assessment, resuscitation and critical care of the severely burned patient present significant challenges and require a multidisciplinary approach. require specialist burn care.

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Neonatal Resus for the Pre-Hospital Non-Neonatologist

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

It is a rare but confronting situation where a pre-hospital and retrieval medicine team are presented with a sick newborn. As a pre-hospital and retrieval service, it’s rare for us to even be around in the first few minutes of a baby’s life, but as our colleagues described, not impossible.

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. While some studies showed that CPRIC is associated with increased survival to hospital discharge, administering muscle relaxants during resuscitation increased mortality. Another attempt led to an oesophageal intubation.

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SGEM#462: Spooky Scary Access – IV or IO for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The Paramedic 3 Trial: A randomized clinical trial of drug route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Missy has been teaching airway management for over a decade and is the creator of the Prehospital Emergency Airway Course which is taught throughout Washington State. Date: November 10, 2024 Reference: Couper et al.