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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A shocked friend is being ushered out of the way. Challenging hierarchy in healthcare teams – ways to flatten gradients to improve teamwork and patient care. A teenager lies on the resus trolley. They’re getting CPR. Your eyes are drawn to their chest. They have been stabbed. Blood is everywhere – on the patient, the bed, the floor.

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Neonatal Resus for the Pre-Hospital Non-Neonatologist

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

This is likely to be difficult in a shocked baby. Role allocation and teamwork will help to keep this under control – if you have enough team members, consider allocating a team member to read the algorithm and act as scribe, allocate another team member to draw up drugs, and consider calling for clinical support from the DRC.

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You’re Now A Paediatric Registrar: Step Up, Survive & Thrive 

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Don’t forget the essentials: Eat Hydrate +/- caffeinate Exercise Unwind Sleep It’s not rocket science, but it’s shocking how many of us forget! Teamwork – being a good team leader also means being a good team player. What puts a pep in your step? This is something that we all have experience in.