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…
Talking about Global Health Drinks
March 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Bishan Rajapakse talks to James “JJ” Thompson about Global Health Drinks — a Sydney-based phenomenon that inspires, educates and activates doctors with dreams of working in global health. Next meeting — on International Emergency Medicine — is on Thursday March 22nd 2012.
A View of Emergency Medicine in Botswana
January 24, 2012 By 8 Comments
This ‘postcard from the edge’ is by Swedish Emergency doctor Katrin Hruska (@akutdoktorn), who writes a predominantly Swedish language blog called akutdoktorn.
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
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
June 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Introducing The African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AfJEM), the official journal of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine.
A Postcard from the Edge
June 17, 2011 By 5 Comments
LITFL’s first ‘Postcard from the Edge’, a series highlighting the emerging field of International Emergency Medicine, features Australian IEM trailblazer Associate Professor Chris Curry.
A Surprising FEAST
June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A surprising FEAST: “Fluid boluses significantly increased 48-hour mortality in critically ill children with impaired perfusion in… resource-limited settings in Africa.”
Jesus Saves
December 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
The story of Alastair Coutts and Bob Eason as they try to save a dying patient in a small wooden hut in the Solomon islands with only basic equipment and a little help from Jesus.
World AIDS Day and the Crisis in Zambia
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wednesday, December 1st is World AIDS Day — a day to raise awareness for the ongoing AIDs pandemic around the world and to remember the past. I spent 3 months in Zambia in 2002, a time that really opened my eyes up to what AIDS was doing to the world. Much has changed since then, yet the disaster continues and the burden of AIDS has now persisted for 3 decades. This is what I wrote about my experience and views on the AIDS crisis in Zambia back in 2002.
MicroGnomic Marine Envenoming
September 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
