Paediatric virtual reality
VR in paediatrics procedures. Those of us looking after kids know that making confronting situations better for those kids is one our biggest challenges.
Category LITFL
Gordon Jackson Rees
Gordon Jackson Rees (1918 – 2001) was a British anaesthetist. He laid down the foundations for paediatric anaesthesia. Jackson Rees T-Piece, circuit and T-tube
Wallenberg Syndrome
Wallenberg Syndrome: neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms associated with posterior circulation ischaemic stroke. [AKA lateral medullary syndrome or posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome]
Thriving after critical illness
ECMO is a life-saving intervention for critically ill patients, but patients describe a recovery period that can take months to years.
Charles Aston Key
Charles Aston Key (1793 –1849) was an English surgeon. Eponym: Key-Hodgkin murmur (1827)
Danis-Weber classification
Danis-Weber classification is a method of describing ankle fractures. It has three categories, based primarily upon the fracture of the fibula
Maisonneuve Fracture
Maisonneuve fracture - Upper 1/3 fibula fracture; disruption of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis with medial malleolus fracture or deep deltoid ligament tear
Paramedicine: beyond 2020
Gary Berkowitz provides a brief outline of the capabilities of HARU and some key principles that make it successful. Could this be a model for other ambulance services to follow in the future?
Robert Danis
Robert Danis (1880 – 1962) was a Belgian general surgeon affiliated with the Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification.
Straight up
Straight up (bilious babies) with Camille Wu. An overview of causes of surgical vomiting in the neonate. This includes malrotation-volvulus, intestinal atresias, necrotising enterocolitis.
Jacques Gilles Maisonneuve
Jacques Gilles Maisonneuve (1809-1897) was an eminent French Surgeon. Eponymously associated with the Maisonneuve fracture
Appendicitis
A review of the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of appendicitis, with a particular focus on emergency department work-up and management