EMA October 2012
Short editorial snippets from Vol. 24 Issue 5 of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) published online on 9 October 2012.
Extinguishing Medical Errors with Oil and Gas
Unfortunately for patients and healthcare workers alike, medical errors happen. No matter how well-trained and experienced the practitioner, underneath the scrubs there still resides a human and errors will follow. However, systems can be put in place to minimise them…
Forget Social Media… Get #FOAMed!
Of course SMACC — the physical embodiment of emergency medicine and critical care FOAM — wouldn’t have been complete without a Mike Cadogan rant. So, it was only fitting that he kicked off Day 2 of SMACC and the Social Media and Critical…
He who is not forgotten will not die
When times get tough and external stressors tip the scales of emotional imbalance towards the darkness of unchartered thought...I seek solace in the sagacious mantra and steadfast oration of eloquent preceptors. One such inspirational raconteur, inspiring optimism in the face of adversity was Dr Randy Pausch.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 160
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 160 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
SMACCtastic PK talks!
The first crop of SMACCtastic PK SMACC-talks have gone live - and they're awesome! You'll regret it if you don't watch these engaging presentations ASAP.
Another Six SMACCers!
Here are the next 6 videos entered in the Pecha Kucha PK SMACC-talk competition being run as part of the SMACC 2013 conference. Yes, they are also awesome!
CICM SAQ 2010.2 Q13
Outline the advantages and disadvantages of a CT scan, Transoesophageal echocardiography, MRI and an aortogram for the evaluation of suspected aortic dissection.
Never Kiss a Jellyfish
Although I ‘love’ jellyfish from the point of view of a clinician, I try to avoid getting too ‘up close and personal’ with them. Unfortunately upon diving into the Indian Ocean last weekend – a maneuver described as ‘ungainly’ by…
Open Fractures
An open fracture is a fracture that communicates with an overlying disruption of the skin and soft tissues. They are also called compound fractures. Open fractures are potentially limb-threatening injuries.
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q4
Stress induced hyperglycaemia (S.I.H) is common in critically ill patients. Define SIH
Seizures, Sedation and Saliva
A 21-year-old male with a background of schizophrenia and previous intentional overdose, weighing 70kg, was brought to the ED via ambulance after having a witnessed seizure at home.