The first crop of SMACCtastic PK SMACC-talks have gone live – and they’re awesome! You’ll regret it if you don’t watch these engaging presentations ASAP.
Another Bloody Snakebite
October 9, 2012 by 13 Comments
A snake slithers away and a man is left with a leg wound oozing blood. Can you handle this suspected snakebite scenario in rural NSW?
That probably wasn’t a good idea….
December 9, 2009 by 1 Comment
One of great joys of being an emergency doctor, (and also one of it’s sobering features) is that, on certain occasions, there will be unfortunate members of the public who present to hospital having done something ridiculously stupid. Many of these foolish acts are chronicled in the Darwin Awards.
Snakebite versus Stickbite
March 20, 2009 by 2 Comments
A 20 year-old male was walking in rural Australia is bitten by a brown-coloured snake…what should he do next?
Lucky to be here
March 19, 2009 by 2 Comments
“Which snakes possess the deadliest venoms?” is a question sandnsurf has answered previously here at Life In The Fast Lane.He quite rightly noted that having the deadliest venom isn’t the same as being the deadliest snake. In fact, human factors are extremely important when it comes to getting bitten by a snake, and in determining [...]
When Douglas met Struan
February 25, 2009 by 2 Comments
The incomparable Douglas Adams, of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ” fame, met the equally incomparable Australian toxinologist, Struan Sutherland.
