Laws for the Navigation of Life
Peter Safar Laws for the Navigation of Life. Bureaucracy - a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
Category Medical Specialty
Interpreting Chest X-Rays with Dr Eric Strong
Dr Eric Strong is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and has created a YouTube Education Channel with a variety of well thought out, well paced, information rich, free lectures which deal with some of the…
Lessons from the Bromiley Case
In 2007, Martin Bromiley’s wife died due to medical error. The Bromiley case will be familiar to many of us. The lessons from this case can teach us stark lessons about our own leadership and teamwork. Martin’s story Martin and…
Approach to the Poisoned Patient
I chose to use the board game Operation as the foundation for the Approach to the Poisoned Patient flashcard.
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841) British surgeon and anatomist.
Argyll Robertson pupils
A reflex iridoplegia characterized by small, irregular, unequal pupils, with near-light dissociation; absence of a miotic reaction to both direct and consensual light with preservation of the accommodation reflex. Classically associated with neurosyphilis.
The Hurty Elbow
So it’s the first shift of a run of nights. A tearful mum has brought in 18-month old Bobby complaining of a hurty arm...now, manage the pulled elbow
ECMO in Cardiac Arrest
PechaKucha presentation on the use of ECMO in the emergency department for refractory ventricular fibrillation in cardiac arrest
Hypercyanotic Episodes in the Newborn
A baby with Tetralogy of Fallot presents to the emergency department in respiratory distress and is 'turning blue'. What will you do?
Immediate care in sport – time for a change
How confident would you be if you are taken out of your emergency room and transported to be pitchside caring for a critically injured athlete? Your only medical equipment is strapped to your waist in a small bag; you have…
Safe Sport – Protecting the Players and the Game
Rugby and contact sport has always been a part of my life; from the junior rugby fields where organizing young children is like herding cats, to university rugby with post game beers and weekly rejection from the blondes of the…
Devil’s Horn Sign
A young man injures his hand and realises something isn't right when he performs the 'Devil's Horn' sign while listening to Heavy Metal.