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In this Rapid Review, we look at decision making around the intubation of patients with Covid-19. This training provides modifications to intubation, designed to achieve first attempt intubation...
The Journal Club Podcast for October 2021. Listen to the podcast and have a read of our summary below, courtesy of our senior registrar for research, Dr Eanna Mac Suibhne.
A great talk from Dr Danny Marhaba on Altitude Sickness. Albeit not a presentation we will see often in Australia, but an important one nevertheless – particularly if you are exhibition-medicine-inclined.
THE CASE: A 60-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with progressive shortness of breath over several months. On assessment in the emergency department, she had marked shortness of breath at rest and oxygen saturations of 90% on room air. A portable erect chest X-Ray was performed.
Every day I send patients for x-rays or CT scans to help with the diagnosis of various conditions. I often mention the “risk of radiation” to my patients, but truth be told is I’ve never really known how much risk there actually is.
Dr. Elizabeth SheffieldSenior Registrar PEER REVIEW:Dr Emma Bellenger Editor:DR DAVID MCCREARY Case of the day: You’re on night shift and your short stay resident is concerned that their 3...
Pelvic fractures are pretty common, particularly if you work in a trauma centre. From a trauma resuscitation perspective, we’re usually most concerned with whether a pelvic injury is unstable with disruption of the pelvic ring, and if there is active arterial
So, behold the soft tissue x-rays. This is a historical Part 2 Exam favourite cropping up every few years in some form or another. Just to signpost, for what conditions might soft tissue neck x-rays be used with regards to acute diagnoses in the Emergency Department?
The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre is please to offer the opportunity to replay the online delivery of our recent Emergency Registrar Regional Training Day. This half day program was broken up...
Screening and Management of BCVIs in blunt trauma patients Dr Luke PhillipsEmergency Consultant Video Content: Dr Barry Cunningham Peer Reviewer: Dr David McCrearyA 60yo M presents to the trauma...
A 26-year-old female represents to the ED 24 hours after an initial assessment for lower abdominal pain which was attributed to likely pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)