Optimising Critical Care in the Emerency Department Summary By: Sara Gray Is the care you deliver to critically ill...
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Forgotten Cardiovascular Physiology by Myburgh
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, cardiovascular, chicago, critical care, Guyton, heart, human Circulation, John Myburgh, physiological, Physiology, smaccUS, 0Forgotten Cardiovascular Physiology by Myburgh Summary By: John Myburgh The human circulation is a complex system that has evolved...
Cutting Edge Resuscitation in the Community ED by Bellezzo
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Community ED, CPR, critical care, e-CPR, ECMO, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Jo Bellezzo, neurological recovery, Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), Resuscitation, 0Cutting Edge Resuscitation in the Community ED by Bellezzo Summary By: Joe Bellezzo Neurologically intact recovery after out-of-hospital cardiac...
Sex and Critical Care by Christine Bowles
Peak Distapan, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, career, chicago, critical care, discrimination, equality, feminism, sex, sexual equality, smaccUS, women, 0Christine Bowles takes on the big issue of Sex in critical care. In 2015, why is sexual equality in...
Why don’t we wash our hands? Chris Nickson
Peak Distapan, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, chicago, Chris Nickson, critical care, HAI, Hand Hygiene, Hospital Acquired inifection, Infection Control, nickson, precordialthump, Sepsis, smaccUS, World Health Organisation, 0Why don’t we wash our hands? A Summary by Chris Nickson: Hand hygiene is widely regarded as the bedrock...
Managing the Transected Airway by Georgie Harris
Peak Distapan, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Airway, Airway Management algorithm, Blunt airway injury, chicago, Cricoid Cartalidge, critical care, georgie harris, harris, larynx, penetrating airway injury, smaccUS, Transected Airway, transected larynx, 0“The management of the transected airway is frightening because it is a rare airway emergency and one that does...
What is a Good Death? by Ashley Shreves
Oli Flower, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, chicago, critical care, death, End of life, Good Death, palliative, Palliative Care, Patient Needs, Quality over Quantity, smaccUS, 0Most patients with life-limiting illnesses prioritize quality over quantity of life. When faced with important medical decisions, these same...
Karim Brohi on Tranexamic Acid in Trauma
Oli Flower, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, bleeding, blood transfusion, chicago, critical care, denial, deny, handbook, Resuscitation, sarcasm, smaccUS, TAXIDERMIC ACID, Tranexamic Acid, TRANSENEEMIC ACID, TRASENAMIC ACID, Trauma, TRAXENAMIC ACID, TRIXYDIXY ACID, txa, 0Karim Brohi on Tranexamic Acid in Trauma WARNING: THIS TALK WILL BE INEFFECTIVE IF YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF...
The Battle of Heroism vs Safety In Healthcare
Oli Flower, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, brindley, chicago, critical care, Health Care, heroism, human factors, Peter Brindley, Safety, Safety Checklists, smaccUS, 0A Synopsis by Peter Brindley: The battle is on…who will win out: the heroic healthcare individual or the faceless...
Maitland on Fluids and Kids: What Now?
Oli Flower, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, critical care, evidence based, FEAST trial, Fluid resuscitation, Kath Maitland, Kids, paediatrics, pediatrics, 0Maitland on Fluids and Kids: What Now? A summary by Kath Maitland: Shock is a common complication of severe...