Oct 17, 2016
Sara Gray presents an incredible case highlighting the importance of resuscitative hysterotomy. The story is full of drama, moments that went well and moments that went poorly. It demonstrates the key points when considering this emergency lifesaving procedure. The case is a woman who is eight months pregnant and has...
Oct 16, 2016
David Halliwell presents the science of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation means lots of things to different people – compression, CPR, mouth to mouth, ventilation, return to normal and reanimation all come to mind. But how and why does resuscitation really work – let David explain. This talk uses a case...
Oct 15, 2016
The child with the reduced conscious level presents a unique challenge to the Emergency provider - how can we recognise normal sleepiness versus pathology? Natalie May reminds us that, even if it's after bedtime, we have to take the time to wake children up fully as part of our routine assessment. She then explores the...
Oct 13, 2016
Pierre Carli expands on the prehospital and critical care responses to terrorist attacks.
For retrieval medicine specialists and prehospital care providers, terrorist attacks are a new and unique threat. As Pierre impresses on you, terrorist attacks are not accidents. They are a targeted human activity whose purpose...
Oct 11, 2016
Ciaran McKenna discusses 3D printing of high fidelity simulation equipment. Simulation training is useful, but it is often a costly exercise. However, according to Ciaran McKenna, it doesn't have to be. Ciaran shares his experience of using 3D printing to create simulation equipment. According to Ciaran, anyone...