The Crystal Cave
The Crystal Cave - Naica, Mexico. Along with TV journalist Michael Usher and crew (cameraman Andy Taylor and soundman Chick Davies), I was invited along to provide medical support.
Back in Black
After checking the patient’s observations and refitting his oxygen mask, the nurse heard the patient ask: “Are my testicles black?” The nurse raised his eyebrows, then spoke in his Scottish brogue, “I’ll check if you like”. The nurse lifted up…
Abdominal Imaging Cases 001
Adult Abdominal imaging interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD
Does fat float on blood?
Your first patient of the drizzly Thursday night shift is Matthew, a man in his 30s, lying on his side on a trolley. He winces as he rolls onto his back to face you, waving aside your apology for his…
Mastering Intensive Care 046 with Deborah Cook
Today’s guest is Deborah Cook, a compassionate and world-leading Canadian intensivist granting wishes at end of life.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 292
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 292
The Brightest Flames
Debbie Chalmers implores us to look for signs of physician burnout in ourselves and in others, to build resilience and focus on well being and to 'speak up'.
Retrieval 101
A footballer has sustained an injury. The game can't restart until the injured player has left the pitch. There is a perfectly good stretcher and two fit and healthy stretcher-bearers. The injured man is only two meters from the sideline.
Concussion at the Bledisloe Cup, a big headache?
Player welfare is the number one priority in World Rugby, which has driven the development of evidence-based protocols for the identification and management of concussion
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 291
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 291
Time for a change
11 years later we are onto our fifth server and have just completed our last major overhaul and re-write, trimming the 10,000 posts to a more manageable 6,000.
Flu Season
Evening shift. I stare at the computer screen, frustration and mild panic rising within me. Maybe if I look for long enough the Tetris game of too many patients and not enough cubicles will magically rearrange itself