Rick Abbott recalls his time working as a doc in the Annapurna region of Nepal – a place where waiting room overcrowding didn’t exist. In fact, waiting rooms didn’t exist…
The Hazards of Internet Shopping
March 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
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…
Can your ballpoint pen own the airway?
March 20, 2012 By 8 Comments
Minh Le Cong talks to Andy Neill about improvised emergency airway management with a ballpoint pen – myth or reality? Listen to this 17 min LITFL podcast to find out.
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.
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.
MicroGnomic Marine Envenoming
September 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
Paralysis and a head lump
September 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
A 5 year old girl is unable to walk and is becoming progressively weaker. She also complained of a lump on her head. Can you make the diagnosis?
Blinded by the Light
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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…
