Jellybean 100 with Claire Kerr
JellyBean 100...with Miss Claire Kerr, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Mastering Intensive Care 035 with Paul Wischmeyer
Mastering Intensive Care Episode 35 with Paul Wischmeyer - Never underestimate the simple things we do to our patients
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned medical trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
miniRAGE: ATACC
Cliff Reid and Brian Burns talk about a recent life-changing experience… participation in the amazing ATACC course.
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures I
A Q&A approach to the assessment of trauma patients with pelvic injury, including examination, investigations and complications.
Canteloupe listeriosis
Listeria monocytogenes, a gram positive rod, is the leading cause of fatal foodborne infections in the United States. With an overall fatality rate approaching 20%, it is easy to understand why, even though the infection rates are behind those of…
Trauma! Massive Transfusion
Recognising haemorrhagic shock and finding the bleeding source is one thing, but how should you resuscitate a bleeding trauma patient? The Q&A post provides an overview of massive transfusion as part of damage control resuscitation of major trauma victims.
Bats, not just for rabies anymore
A timely post about bats during the Halloween season. This paper is a well written review by the CDC and Emory University of the emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) from bats. While long, at 17 pages (13 with 4 pages of…
Trauma! Major Haemorrhage
The Trauma! series rocks on... Finally we get to major haemorrhage. This Q&A post tackles the resuscitation of the exanguinating trauma patient.
Asian giant hornet
You may have recently seen news stories about Vespa mandarina “terrorizing” parts of China. What is interesting about this species is that due to their size, their venom has significant effects in addition to the typical hymenoptera anaphylaxis. Yes, most…
Trauma! Penetrating Abdominal Injury
A Q&A guide to the assessment and management of penetrating abdominal trauma, including stab wounds, gunshot wounds and different regions of the abdomen.
LITFL Review 348
Welcome to the 348th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on…