Awake in VF
Awake in VF. Inferior OMI complicated by refractory ventricular fibrillation, CPR-induced consciousness, stellate ganglion block and successful PCI.
The Mono That Wasn’t
Recognising HIV one ED visit at a time By the time HIV is diagnosed, the patient may already have passed through the emergency department more than once. The median interval between acquiring HIV and diagnosis is around three years, and…
Basic Fracture Treatment
Customisable fracture treatment poster with radiographs, splinting guidance and fillable local follow-up pathways for emergency department use.
Böhler angle
Böhler angle: radiographic measurement, normal values, clinical use, limitations and the original 1929 description by Lorenz Böhler.
Baumann angle
Baumann angle. How to measure distal humeral alignment, normal values, use after paediatric supracondylar fractures, limitations and history.
Gartland classification
Gartland classification of paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. Types I–IV, clinical use, Wilkins modification and historical development
Blunt cerebrovascular injury
Blunt cerebrovascular injury: Expanded Denver screening, CTA diagnosis, Biffl grading, antithrombotic treatment and follow-up.
The 18 Best Computed Tomography Training Courses
Review of the best online computed tomography (CT) course providers. Here are the top #FOAMed and paid options.
Critical Debrief: Clinical Event Debriefing
Podcast: What is clinical event debriefing? How does it differ from simulation debriefing? How do you actually make it routine in a busy ED?
Paediatric Intubation Checklist
Paediatric intubation checklist covering preparation, weight-based equipment, pre-intubation pause, rescue plans and post-intubation care in children.
ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy
Review the principal ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy, their historical development, diagnostic performance, limitations and modern use.
Dulcor
Dulcor: a proposed sweet sign of chronic inflammation, linking glycation and advanced glycation end-products with Celsus’s classical cardinal signs.