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A 51 year old with collapse
The case A 51 year old male is brought into ED after collapsing at work. He had been...
Intraosseous Needle for Craniotomy
This week, I would like to present a case study by Bulstrode et al (Injury, Int. J. Care...
Cardiogenic Shock: Which Vasopressor to use
In the patient who presents with cariogenic shock, the cath lab and a stent or a CABG is...
Asymptomatic Cervical Fractures in The Elderly
A new study is about to be published which questions the use of current cervical spine clearance criteria...
Module 6: The T wave
In looking at the T wave, there are a few points to memorize: The T wave is usually...
Clearing the Cervical Spine in Children
Introduction Most of our treatment strategy in young children is based on our clinical judgement. The evidence on...
Wolff-Parkinson-White
Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an underestimate, as evidence...
Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival
A new paper by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) was published in the NEJM(November 9th 2015). Nichol et...
The New Paracetamol Guidelines
We have an update on the Management of Paracetamol Poisonings (MJA 203(5). 7 September 2015) (last update was in...