Beware the swelling airway in burns patients
FAST FACT – This is based on the Burns: The Practical Stuff video and post. Full reference available in full post.
Video – Burns: The Practical Stuff
This video demonstrates the assessment and management of burns, using equipment that is recommended within the locality at the time of production. Remember to check your local, current guidelines before putting anything into practice. Produced by HCPs and students.
An Easy Way to Remember How to Identify Left and Right Bundle Branch Blocks
This is easily remembered as: in English we read from left to right, but the ECG prints a view of the heart from right (V1-V2) to left (V5-V6).
Quizzes Now Available On Selected Videos. Test your Knowledge
The first video in the series is Ventilator V2, which was posted some time ago on the website & on YouTube. You may view the original video & more information […]
PARAMEDIC-2 Trial Results
‘For more than 50 years, treatment strategies have included the use of various drugs, but there is limited evidence that such treatments are effective’ (Perkins et al, 2018). Now […]
Cheat Sheets: Scene Overview
You may find varying suggestions for what to consider in what is usually referred to as your 'scene assessment' (Harris, 2016: 1; Pilbery & Lethbridge, 2016: 126) or 'end of bed [...] assessment' (Spurr, 2014). This is a cheat sheet to assist you in identifying these important factors.
Free Ventilator Downloads from Smiths Medical
So far, Article 999 has a reasonable collection of information and videos about positive pressure breathing and ventilators used in prehospital emergency care. Smiths Medical is behind the PneuPac ParaPac. […]
Ventilators: How?
This is a shorter version of the Ventilator: Why, What, How, When? video, featuring the how-to only.