Procedure: Pericardiocentesis
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Pericardiocentesis. One of the most difficult and risky but life-saving emergency procedures
MacDonald Critchley
MacDonald Critchley (1900-1997) was an eminent English neurologist. Adie-Critchley syndrome (1927)
Procedure: Pericardiocentesis
Emergency Procedure: Pericardiocentesis. one of the most difficult and risky emergency procedures, but one you already have the ultrasound and line skills to perform well.
William Gowers
Sir William Richard Gowers (1845 - 1915) was an English neurologist. Gowers sign (1879). Esteemed author of Manual of the Diseases of the Nervous System
Activate or Wait – 010
38-year-old male with left arm pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness. BP 105/60. We are five minutes from your tertiary centre.
Activate or Wait – 009
81-year-old female with three hours of central, crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, heavy smoker.
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Activate or Wait – 008
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Activate or Wait – 007
84 year-old woman from home with central chest pain following a fall. Background of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes to your tertiary centre.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Activate or Wait – 006
62 year-old woman with two hours of central crushing chest pain. Smoker, hypertension. ETA 30 minutes.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia