Platelets (for transfusion)
Platelet transfusions are undertaken for numerous reasons, such as severe bleeding with low platelet counts, or dysfunctional platelets.
Category Resuscitation
Fibrinogen Concentrate
Aka. RiaSTAP or Fibrinogen (Factor I) Concentrate DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS ADMINISTRATION / DOSING Intravenous (IV) PREPARATION PHARMACEUTICS GROUP / CROSSMATCH ADVERSE EFFECTS LOCATION OF ACTION MECHANISM OF ACTION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO CRYOPRECIPITATE Advantages Disadvantages RECONSTITUTION TIPS It is a…
CPR and Pregnancy
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is a rare occurrence. There are a few common aetiologies and considerations while resuscitating.
Claude Beck
Claude Schaeffer Beck (1894-1971) was an American Cardiac Surgeon. Described two cardiac compression triads (1935); first successful use of a defibrillator on a human (1947)
Simulation for Trauma Team Training
In situ simulation for Trauma Team Training by Chris Hicks. Managing difficult cases often doesn’t have anything to do with a lack of medical knowledge.
Debrief: Resuscitative Hysterotomy
Debrief: Following SMACCForce Simulation Team of a Resuscitative Hysterotomy in a high-pressured situation.
Translating SMACCFORCE into practice
Neurological rehabilitation: Alternative perspectives with Claire Seiffert at SMACC 2019
Neurological rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation: Alternative perspectives with Claire Seiffert at SMACC 2019
Neuro complications of IVDU
Trainspotting: Neurological complications of IV drug use with Rhonda Cadena M.D. at SMACC 2019
Signs of neurological badness
Brandon Foreman, MD presents on assessing stroke symptoms, using EEG after acute brain injury, and advanced multimodality monitoring at SMACC 2019
The future of prehospital care
The future of prehospital care; treatments and technologies on the horizon with Halden Hutchinson-Bazely at SMACC 2019
Retrieval medicine in Chile
Chile has unique characteristics which pose several challenges for rescue and retrieval medicine. Pablo Hasbun at SMACC 2019