Ever wondered what the ultrasound boys do in the ‘sonocave’? The chaps from UltrasoundVillage.com take us through Tonsillar Ultrasound.
Furuncular myiasis
November 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
Today we explore the evolving ‘furuncle’ or boil. A simple enough beast to deal with under normal circumstances – but in the returning traveler…myriad possibilities raise their ugly heads
Own the Oxylog 3000!
September 6, 2011 By 8 Comments
If you’re a doc or nurse in Australasia and you take care of critically ill patients chances are you should be familiar with the Oxylog 3000.
To thoracotomy, or not to thoracotomy?
August 30, 2011 By 5 Comments
A chest trauma patient lies before you. When would you perform an emergency thoracotomy? A case-based Q&A approach to the indications and contraindications.
It’s up to us
July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
In the critical care specialties we have to make things happen, sometimes this involves life-saving actions that may have never before performed. We must be ready, after all, in the words of Peter Safar, “it’s up to us to save the world!” Cliff Reid tells us how.
Own the Wound!
April 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Own the wound is a collection of videos on wound care created by Michelle Lin the guru behind Academic Life in Emergency Medicine.
Seizing and No Access!!!
March 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
A review of the effectives and use of intraosseous devices in the emergency department.
Cunningham’s Shoulder Relocation
January 15, 2011 By 9 Comments
A video and description of Neal Cunningham’s method of reduction for anterior shoulder dislocations and relevant links on shoulderdislocation.net
Penile Zipper Entrapment!
November 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
A 6-year old boy presents to ED in agony after entrapping his penis in the zipper of his new jeans. He is very distressed, unable to lay still or co-operate, and every movement of his legs makes him scream in pain as the fabric tugs on his sequestered foreskin. Do you have the skills to set him free?
FARES method for Shoulder Reduction
October 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
The FARES technique for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocations as demonstrated by the guys at Keeping Up with Emergency Medicine.
