Expedition Medic

Contemporary management of traumatic cardiac arrest and peri-arrest states: the most up-to-date narrative review. Written with @ewoudterAvest @ZBPerkins @LorenzoGamberi6 @ResusOne Marius Rehn Giulio Calgaro. Available for free on @jaacc_online: rdcu.be/dVeGP

@ING_Aust Wow. Waiting a further 45 minutes on hold to unblock a credit card, that I said I was using at that very moment. How to leave a customer stranded!

@KBKAlThani A simple urine test would have shown a positive bHCG/pregnancy so soon after delivery of a child. Qatari Doctors and Nurses should know this much! Please employ better medics. What was done was rape. An apology should place all solo women travellers in first class Dear Qatar.

We regret the unacceptable treatment of the female passengers at HIA. I assure you that we will hold those responsible for these acts to account. What took place does not represent Qatar’s laws or values. We will undertake all measures to prevent a recurrence.

@JohnnyMercerUK The UK veterans need a Vet card with access to healthcare like the Australian system. Veterans deserve a priority healthcare system, it’s the least thanks we can give.

It is pretty tedious for veterans my age dealing with the cycle of commitments and subsequent let-downs of an ever changing political tide.. Imagine being 80 and dying of illnesses caused by your service. Get on and give these people their medals. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/l…

@NuffieldTrust @DrLKVaughan 1/n Let's grab a cuppa and chew over this. First off, patients in emergency departments are experiencing very long stays, at a scale that is much worse than we've ever seen. There were more 12 hour (from decision to admit) waits in Sept 22 than ever before.

"With thanks for your life of service, for the trust you placed in the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and for the care you showed to rural and remote Australians."

Waiting for this to show up in a crowded NHS Emergency Department …again! More fun times.

Three years later...

Injured women half as likely as men to receive tranexamic acid (TXA). Full paper here: bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-… Thank you: @LSHTM @ageron_fx @WeekesLauren @LindaGeddes

@cliffreid That definitely happened! English Country Dancing in vests, pants and bare feet!

Hey anyone around in Britain in the late 70s? Did they ACTUALLY make primary school kids do gym stuff in their vests and underpants or is this a false memory?

Medicine is the only profession where when the canary in the coal mine dies, people just ask: "Why can't we find more resilient canaries?" #burnout #Wellbeing

Nicely summarised.

Recognise compassion failure? … it’s a key symptom of burn out! Perhaps it’s happening earlier in training than we think?

You're not competent because you have years of experience. You're competent because you can use your years of experience, be open to new suggestions, and adapt to improve your practice. Experience ≠ competence. Inspired by @EMinMiami

@LiamThorl Weather looks great!

New commute 😃

@9NewsAUS except that shocking Covid advert is exactly what it looks like when a patient can’t breathe and the ventilators aren’t available. Not all of NSW has great access to hospitals in the first place. Wear masks, follow the bloody rules… get vaccinated.

@cookmick2002 @brendt_p @RoyalFlyingDoc @annecreaton @NSWAmbulance @EMSpics RFDS.. the SIM continues. BP or breathing first?

Day 3 @RoyalFlyingDoc training facility Dubbo with @brendt_p, @annecreaton and @NSWAmbulance paramedics inducting our new retrieval registrars and flight nurses. @EMSpics

The Zoll X.. Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan...

Fascinating talk on concussion in motorsport. Question is, should we in EM be thinking concussion in RTC? Lets watch Naomi, BTCC and TOCA closely. This is interesting stuff! #CareinMotorsport twitter.com/DeaksND/status…