CME: Burns Management
Thanks again to Nathan Stewart, from the Plastic Surgery Department, for this very useful review of Burns Management.
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CME 24/10/13: Emerging Illicit Drugs of Abuse
Here is Ioana’s great talk on the synthetic illicit drugs that are becoming prevalent in our community and how to manage presentations of drug affected patients.
CME 17/10/2013: Thoracostomy indications and options
Here is the associated link to Scott Weingart’s EMCrit blog titled “Needle vs Knife”
CME 17/10/2013: Priapism
Video not included to save the sensitive males from crying!
CME 17/10/2013: Ultrasound use in SHOCK
A presentation highlighting the usefulness of US in the assessment and management of a patient with shock. Ultrasound can be used as an extension of your physical examination to help determine the cause/s of shock. Ultrasound is also useful in…
The Emergency Department Pre-Intubation Checklist
This is our pre-intubation checklist: All ED intubations should be considered potentially difficult, and going through this checklist will ensure you are optimally prepared. Here are some other useful checklists: ED Useful Intubation References – for Drug Doses & Ventilator Settings…