The ‘C’ of Burns – Do Your ECGs
This is a fast fact based on the full post: Burns: The Practical Stuff. Full reference available there.
Beware of the Toxins You Can’t See
This is a fast fact based on the full post – Burns: The Practical Stuff. Full reference available there.
When Treating a Burns Patient, Consider Giving O2
This is a fast fact based on this post. Full reference available there.
Patients with burns to their chest might suffer progressively worsening breathing
chest wall burns, constriction, tightening, ventilation, HEMS, critical care
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.
Should Patients Take Caffeine-Containing Analgesics?
Many of our patients have high temperatures, especially during COVID outbreaks. Some of them are taking over the counter pain relief as required. This is of course recommended, however many of our patients are also tachycardic due at least in part to their high temperatures. When they complain of palpitations, do they need to be aware of the effects of caffeine-paracetamol combinations? Should they be taking this combination at all, or should they simply ease off dietary sources of caffeine while taking analgesics? Here are a few quotes on the subject. Full references are below.
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).
Head injury is the commonest cause of death
Another Fast Fact
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 […]