Mar 22, 2016
Rapid response systems (RRSs) have become a routine part of the way patients are managed in general wards of acute care hospitals. They have been adopted by national health and safety organisations in North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia and are increasingly being used in other parts of the...
Mar 14, 2016
Poisons and novel agents are a moving target in the clinical arena. This talk begins with a historical look at decontamination and pitfalls that have been discovered along the way. The advent of intubation and critical care was a major boon in the improvement in mortality from poisoning. The Scandinavian Method is...
Mar 10, 2016
Summary by: Joe Lex
How Common Are In-Flight Emergencies?
• Occur on one in every 600 flights
• 44,000 of 2.75B airline passengers / year
What Are Most Common Emergencies
• Lightheadedness or fainting ~37%
• Respiratory problems ~12%
• Nausea or vomiting ~10%
• Cardiac...
Mar 8, 2016
Don't Forget A & B!
Over 500,000 patients per year suffer sudden cardiac arrest. Despite advances in our understanding and management of cardiac arrest, less than 15% of patients survive to hospital discharge with meaningful neurologic survival. In recent years, the focus of cardiac arrest resuscitation has been the...