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Why the interest in pre-hospital? Why not?!

Mind The Bleep

Im currently in my third year of working in a rural district general hospital Accident and Emergency Department, and one of the things that has struck me most is the use of pre-hospital medicine. Ive always had a keen interest in pre-hospital medicine. Enter Nith Inshore Rescue!

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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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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The Importance of Civility in Critical Care Resuscitation A 3-year-old patient with diabetic ketoacidosis arrives at your ED. While you are leading the resuscitation, one of your senior colleagues belittles a junior staff member for struggling to site an IV line. Conclusion Critical care resuscitation is stressful.

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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Resuscitation is a team sport. As you arrive in resus, so too do half the children’s hospital. Role stickers or role aprons with names on them are simple measures to highlight resuscitation roles. This lets the team leader focus on resuscitation. It was the most phenomenal resuscitation. Ready your team.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

Despite the broad acceptance of Red Cross certifications by national accrediting bodies, state agencies, and thousands of hospitals and clinics, some medical centers, nursing schools, and community colleges have policies that do not recognize both organizations’ certifications. All three leverage the latest educational methodologies.

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Episode 15: Paediatric Trauma & How to Do Sim

PHEM Cast

Scenario based outdoor simulation in pre-hospital trauma care using a simple mannequin model. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. In situ simulation: detection of safety threats and teamwork training in a high risk emergency department. Bredmose PP, Habig K, Davies G, Grier G, Lockey D.

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Getting everyone to sing in harmony

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Facilitator-in-chief’ is my role when leading the ED Musos virtual choir and orchestra, and this also applies to my job in the hospital as Director of the Emergency Department. Just like a hospital, or a health system, an orchestra needs every player doing their thing and doing it well. It’s like meeting a new friend.