Myths and medical dogma fill the gap between what we know and what we don’t know. Learn “Defense Against...
Archive for month: March, 2017
Spotting the sick child
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, acute illness, childhood, cognitive overload, Paediatric emergencies, paediatric emergency medicine, paediatric physiology, PEM, psychology, SMACCDub, spotting the sick child, type 1 thinking, type 2 thinking, 0Reflecting on 26 years of frontline practice in paediatric emergency care: while there’s no substitute for knowledge and experience,...
Should we Transfuse the Sick Child in Africa?
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Africa, child, emergency care, severe anaemia, SMACCDub, transfusion, trial, 0In sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies are common, severe anaemia is a common cause of paediatric...
Why your hospital is broken
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Deteriorating Patient, Medical Emergency Teams, MET, Rapid response systems, RRT, SMACCDub, 0As patients becomes more complex, the tribal systems we use to look after them remain stuck in the 18th...
Tactical Medicine in Response to the Active Shooter
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Active Shooter, Crisis, ems, HEMS, heroism, high pressure situation, Human Performance, Performance Psychology, PHARM, prehospital, safe, Safety, SMACCDub, 0Cops and robbers, cowboy and Indians, and military movies have filled the minds of generations of healthcare providers with...
Biomarkers in the ED – useful or useless
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Biomarkers, decision making, SMACCDub, uncertainty, 0All biomarkers are awesome predictors of badness. Elevated hS-troponins after non-cardiac surgery or an acute exacerbation of COPD are...
Scott Weingart discusses Post-Intubation Sedation.