History of Spinal Needles
History of spinal needles from early lumbar puncture and Quincke cutting bevels to Greene, Whitacre and Sprotte atraumatic designs reducing PDPH.
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Free Relaxation Resources
Free evidence-based relaxation resources for shift workers and clinicians, including yoga nidra, NSDR, cyclic sighing, meditation apps and soundscapes.
Presence, Purpose, and Recovery
Burnout, shift work, and sleep loss are ageing emergency physicians. A practical 30-minute framework to protect recovery, long-term health and longevity.
Practical Longevity Supplement Guide
A practical longevity supplement guide for shift workers and healthcare workers, covering omega-3, vitamin D3/K2, dosing, storage and monitoring tips.
Not Just Expensive Urine
Evidence-based supplements for shift-workers, including vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3, creatine, and the berberine-PSA trap.
The Physician Who Never Stops
Burnout, shift work, and sleep loss are ageing emergency physicians. A practical 30-minute framework to protect recovery, long-term health and longevity.
W. Wayne Babcock
William Wayne Babcock Jr (1872-1963), American surgeon linked to spinal anaesthesia, Babcock forceps, vein stripping, cranioplasty and surgical innovation.
Physician Longevity
Do doctors live longer? A data-driven look at physician longevity, the female physician paradox, and why emergency medicine is being left behind today.
Paracetamol or Acetaminophen?
Paracetamol or acetaminophen? Discover how one familiar analgesic was made, overlooked, rediscovered and given two different names worldwide.
History of fluorescein
Fluorescein: history, chemistry and modern eye uses—corneal staining, Seidel leak test, Jones drainage test and retinal angiography.
Adrenaline or epinephrine?
Adrenaline or epinephrine? Based on the 'usage argument'; 'historical precedent' and 'etymological derivation'...
MacGyver the Foley
Foley balloon tamponade can temporarily control catastrophic neck, axillary and groin bleeding, buying time for imaging and definitive care in trauma.