When was your last paediatric/neonatal life support course update? Did it include the latest recommendations from the European Resuscitation Council (2015)? NO?! Well, let’s have a look at the very latest consensus recommendations for the resuscitation of children in cardiorespiratory arrest and for neonates at birth – and explore any controversies therein.
Arrested Developments
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DNR Should Be The Default: PRO – Alex Psirides, CON – Sara Gray
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, CPR, default, DNAR, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate, End of life, End Of Life Care, Ethics, Futility, Resuscitation, SMACCDub, 0
Alex Psirides – PRO The application of ‘CPR-for-all’ is the ultimate evidence drift. A treatment that is completely appropriate...
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The magic of remote ischaemic preconditioning
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, acute myocardial infarction, Cardiac Surgery, ischaemic preconditioning, ischemic preconditioning, X remote ischemic preconditioning, 0
All you need to know about the promise and current reality of remote ischaemic preconditioning for clinical practice.
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Finding Fraudsters
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, fabrication, Fraud, lies, retraction, 0
I am going to tell you how to spot some fraudsters by analysing their made up numbers.
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Disaster Triage: Who gets what?
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, disaster, Ethics, scarce resources, triage, utilitarian, 0
What happens in a mass casualty disaster when you run out of beds? Out of ventilators? Out of blood?...
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Prehospital trade-offs
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, decision making, prehospital, retrieval, 0
Every prehospital mission involves a series of complex decisions, with inevitable trade offs. How do we ensure that we...
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Prick with a Needle
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Anaesthetist, Communication, London, medicine, music, 0
Musical genius Suman Biswas (@amateursuman) gave one of the most popular talks at SMACCDUB: A Prick with a Needle....
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Lessons from the Battlefield
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, blood transfusion, haemorrhage, MERT, PHEM, pre-hospital, RSI, Team, Tourniquet, Unexpected Survivor, 0
Sepsis can be subtle and elusive; diagnostic tools such as point of care lactate, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and validated...