Coda Change

Jun 7, 2016

Howie shows us the tools in his toolkit:

• Tourniquets save lives and do not cause limb ischaemia. The aorta is clamped for many hours in cardiac surgery. Data from the battlefield showed that in >800 cases where tourniquets were applied, there were 3 adverse outcomes (loss of sensation in the distal...

Jun 7, 2016

Airway management induces stress and fear in the heart of many Critical Care practitioners. In a high pressure situation, it’s easy to falter on the see-saw of demand vs. ability. Rich argues that in difficult airway management, we are hindered by: complex algorithms, anecdotal expertise and the negative perception of...