Optimise don’t compromise
Review of the optimal intravenous fluid for different clinical scenarios. Discussion of the evidence and pros and cons of different intravenous fluids.
Category Resuscitation
DL: Dark Fate
Who has won the seven year bet on video laryngoscopy versus the old Mac? Let's find out - with a little help from The Terminator.
Drugs in cardiac arrest: Should we bother?
Review of the latest evidence on Cardiac arrest resuscitation from ILCOR lead Gavin Perkins
RAGE Session: Resuscitology Case – Oncology Patient in Resus
Cliff Reid, Geoff Healy, and Chris Nickson discuss a fictionalised case from the Resuscitology course: "Oncology Patient in Resus", including airway management and failure of video laryngoscopy, and the challenges of resuscitation in the context of potentially terminal illness.
Resuscitology Update: Sydney and Melbourne 2019
A quick update on the upcoming Resuscitology courses in Sydney and Melbourne in 2019.
Six True Emergencies
Does your mind go blank at a code? “Whenever I turn up to a MET call, all I do is rule out six things." - the six true emergencies
Shock… Do We Know It When We See It?
'Shock... Do We Know It When We See It?' was a talk by Michelle Johnston at SMACC2013 - you can listen to the audio here and check out the background material and references. Enjoy!
Defibrillation Basics
The ACEM fellowship focuses on ARC guidelines for defibrillation. See this post for the current standards of practise and controversies.
Basic Life Support
The most recent BLS 2015 guidelines (ILCOR 2015) retain many of the 2010 recommendations, again reinforcing the chain of survival. However, there is an increased emphasis on simplification of compression method, good quality bystander CPR and encouragement thereof, dispatcher guided…
François Chaussier
François Chaussier (1746-1828) was a French anatomist and physician. He proposed the use of oxygen in pediatric resus (1781) and the laryngeal intubation (1806)
Miller laryngoscope
The Miller laryngoscope is a straight blade designed to obtain a view of the vocal cords by directly lifting the epiglottis. It has useful application in ‘floppy’ airways making it popular within paediatric anaesthesia
Own the Chest Tube!
The LITFL team have scoured the web to find the best collection of online instructional videos known to man or woman to help you 'own the chest tube'!