Clinical
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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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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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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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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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What is the third most common cause of adult death?
Also: What can cause adult disability? According to Haran et al (2016), ‘Stroke is the third most common cause of…
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When do you use an NPA?
Or: When do you use a nasopharygeal airway? ‘…in the presence of trismus, an intact gag reflex, or oral trauma’…
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Where are most airway obstructions?
These ‘may occur at any level from the nose to the trachea’ but are commonly found ‘at the level of…
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