A 62 yo lady presents to the ER after opening a package containing a coat bought online from Uzbekistan. After trying it on, she immediately feels pain in her left hand. She shakes the coat, and out crawls…
About Sean Rothwell
Emergency physician with a passion for Wilderness Medicine, emergency ultrasound, echocardiography and health management. Working with adventure companies to provide medical assistance in extreme and remote areas. + Sean Rothwell | Contact
Bedside Echo in Pulmonary Embolism
September 29, 2010 by 1 Comment
A 35 year-old female is brought to the emergency department after collapsing in a shopping centre. Paramedics found her to be GCS 3 and shortly afterwards required CPR and 1mg adrenaline for profound bradycardia and no pulse.
Wilderness Medicine
June 27, 2010 by 7 Comments
The scope of wilderness medicine combines traditional medical specialities, particularly emergency medicine, sports medicine, military medicine and general practice, with pre-hospital care and rescue skills.
High Altitude Illness
June 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Environmental Enigma: One of your colleagues tells you he is going to climb Mt Kilimanjaro next month. He has never been to altitude before and asks you how he can prevent altitude sickness while on his trek…
Kokoda Medicine
June 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Dr Sean Rothwell and Dr David Rosengren led a research expedition to investigate the prevalence of exercise-associated hyponatraemia (EAH) on the Kokoda Trail – Tracking a killer (Kokoda’s Medical Mystery)
