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Airway
Article Summary: Maxillofacial Trauma Patient
Summary of 'Maxillofacial trauma patient' (Krausz et al, 2009). An article discussing the importance of effective airway management in the…
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Fast Facts
Nitrates could reduce mortality if given promptly
When given within the first 24 hours of a myocardial infarction, nitrates have been shown to 'reduce mortality [...] at…
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What are the paramedic drugs and doses for adult ALS?
Adrenaline, amiodorone, sodium chloride... What do our guidelines say about when, how and how much of these drugs we should…
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OP Airways VS LMAs and ETI
According to research by Khosraven et al (2015) one of the main disadvantages of an OP airway is that its…
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Clinical
Tell me about the treatment of ischaemic CVAs
These are usually treated with thrombolysis using IV alteplase within 4.5 hours from symptom onset and after a CT scan…
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Clinical
Tell me about ischaemic CVAs
These are strokes that are caused by a blockage in the blood flow to the brain. They may be treated…
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Where do you insert the cannula in Needle Cricothyroidotomy?
Or: – What are the landmarks for Needle Cricothyroidotomy (Needle Cric)? The cannula should be inserted ‘into the trachea via…
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Cheat Sheets
What sizes of cannulas are there?
The largest number is the smallest cannula. Cannulas range from the 26g purple to the 14g orange. As a list:…
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Capacity, Consent, Mental Health
When can you say an adult lacks capacity?
If the person cannot: ‘understand the information relevant to the decision’ ‘retain that information’ Remember, the person only needs to…
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