Ever wondered what the ultrasound boys do in the ‘sonocave’? The chaps from UltrasoundVillage.com take us through Tonsillar Ultrasound.
The S-CUT
April 16, 2011 By 5 Comments
LITFL reviews the S-CUT a dynamic new, simple and easy device for removing leathers/clothes in the critically ill trauma patient.
Seizing and No Access!!!
March 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
A review of the effectives and use of intraosseous devices in the emergency department.
A Motorcyclist’s Irreparable Injury
January 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
aka Trauma Tribulation 008 A 26 year-old male was BIBA after falling off his stationary motorbike at a set of traffic lights. C-spine precautions were removed following palpation of his neck and assessment of his sphincter tone. Initially, his only complaint was pain to his right thumb, presumably from a hyperextension injury. However a detailed [...]
Best Medical iPhone Apps
December 21, 2010 By 3 Comments
If you’re an ED doc, you probably love the iphone.But now that there are over 10,000 different apps in the App Store listed under “Medical” and “Healthcare & Fitness” you may be a bit bamboozled as to which apps to try. Not to worry… Houston Neal from SoftwareAdvice.com has an updated list of the best medical apps for doctors and medical students.
Take a big breath in…and hold it
November 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
If you silence the alarm for any reason and there is subsequent oxygen supply failure within the next 2 minutes you will have no audible alarm. Unlike other ventilators on the market the Oxylog® 3000 cannot ventilate without an oxygen supply….
Smartphone Medical Apps
October 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
Reviewing the latest applications for health professionals including iDoctor, CPR PRO app and the CPR PRO cradle
Stuxnet Worm targets UCEM Headquarters
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Software engineers working for UCEM at the Symantec Health Institute of Technology have confirmed slugtrails of the Stuxnet worm on several of the UCEM servers.
Defibritazer BP50KV
September 22, 2010 By 9 Comments
The one shot answer to electrical restraint and DC cardioversion. Drop the patient rendering them harmless in less than 0.47 seconds with the Police Grade, twin aeroflex gold tipped electrode ‘stingers’, with a range of up to 200 feet. Then defibrillate the victim out of excited delirium with a synchronized life saving biphasic 50,000 volt shock, and gift them the current of life.
Instructional Ultrasound
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
First in a series of videos on Instructional Ultrasound in the emergency department – Ultrasound Guided Venous Access
