Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds

Rescue LeHeR manoeuvre during difficult video laryngoscopy to aid endotracheal intubation – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10993946/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/21/rescue-leher-manoeuvre-during-difficult-video-laryngoscopy-to-aid-endotracheal-intubation-pmc/

Confirmatory methods for endotracheal tube placement in out-of-hospital settings: A systematic review of the literature – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10998048/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/21/confirmatory-methods-for-endotracheal-tube-placement-in-out-of-hospital-settings-a-systematic-review-of-the-literature-pmc/

Characteristics and outcomes of prehospital and emergency department surgical airways – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10958099/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/21/characteristics-and-outcomes-of-prehospital-and-emergency-department-surgical-airways-pmc/

Cricothyrotomy – In Unanticipated Difficult Intubation Cases with Respiratory Compromise – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11008948/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/21/cricothyrotomy-in-unanticipated-difficult-intubation-cases-with-respiratory-compromise-pmc/

Dr. John Hinds Scholarship Award 2024 – Galen Pharma — Read on www.galen-pharma.com/news-events/news/john-hinds-scholarship

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/11/dr-john-hinds-scholarship-award-2024-galen-pharma/

Alongside his colleague Fred MacSorley, Dr John Hinds, became famous as one of the Flying Doctors. Mounted on motorcycles and carrying bright orange packs stuffed with medical equipment, the pair...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/11/moto-medic-dr-john-hinds-australian-motorcycle-news/

Aja Newman shared her story about the horrific night she was sexually assaulted while in the doctor’s care. — Read on www.bet.com/article/n19lsj/doctor-free-after-serving-2-years-for-molestin...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/10/new-york-doctor-is-free-after-serving-just-2-years-in-prison-for-drugging-and-molesting-black-woman-in-er-news-bet/

Dr Hannah Lock / Emergency Medicine Senior Clinical Fellow & Portfolio Doctor / Ysbyty Gwynedd, Wales  Dr Hannah Lock is a Senior Clinical Fellow in … High Altitude Medicine Overview

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/05/high-altitude-medicine-overview/

Factors Associated With Desaturation in Prehospital Rapid Sequence Intubation in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service – Air Medical Journal — Read on www.airmedicaljournal.com/article/S1067...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/04/01/factors-associated-with-desaturation-in-prehospital-rapid-sequence-intubation-in-a-helicopter-emergency-medical-service-air-medical-journal/

Cricothyroidotomy in extreme emergency: A case report of a real-life experience in three steps and less than 30 s using a single blade – ScienceDirect — Read on www.sciencedirect.com/science...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/03/25/cricothyroidotomy-in-extreme-emergency-a-case-report-of-a-real-life-experience-in-three-steps-and-less-than-30-s-using-a-single-blade-sciencedirect/

Prehospital anaesthesiologists experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in Norway – A national cross-sectional survey – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/03/10/prehospital-anaesthesiologists-experience-with-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-induced-consciousness-in-norway-a-national-cross-sectional-survey-pmc/

The burden of head trauma in rural and remote North Queensland, Australia – Injury — Read on www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(23)00898-7/fulltext

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/03/02/the-burden-of-head-trauma-in-rural-and-remote-north-queensland-australia-injury/

Emergency front‐of‐neck access in infants: A pragmatic crossover randomized control trial comparing two approaches on a simulated rabbit model – Riva – 2024 – Pediatric Anesthesia – W...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/19/emergency-front%E2%80%90of%E2%80%90neck-access-in-infants-a-pragmatic-crossover-randomized-control-trial-comparing-two-approaches-on-a-simulated-rabbit-model-riva-2024-pediatric-anesthesia-wi/

Contaminated Airway Task Training: How to Adapt an Existing Airway Manikin Head for Active Airway Soiling – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10823297/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/14/contaminated-airway-task-training-how-to-adapt-an-existing-airway-manikin-head-for-active-airway-soiling-pmc/

Systemic hemostatic agents initiated in trauma patients in the pre-hospital setting: a systematic review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10229449/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/14/systemic-hemostatic-agents-initiated-in-trauma-patients-in-the-pre-hospital-setting-a-systematic-review-pmc/

Ketamine Compared With Morphine for Out-of-Hospital Analgesia for Patients With Traumatic Pain – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10825723/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/10/ketamine-compared-with-morphine-for-out-of-hospital-analgesia-for-patients-with-traumatic-pain-pmc/

Drone delivery of automated external defibrillators compared with ambulance arrival in real-life suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: a prospective observational study in Sweden – The Lan...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/10/drone-delivery-of-automated-external-defibrillators-compared-with-ambulance-arrival-in-real-life-suspected-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrests-a-prospective-observational-study-in-sweden-the-lancet-dig/

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https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/10/sas-2022-prehospital-airway-management/

Dr Rasa Sadoughi / Foundation Doctor / Dorset, UK As a final-year medical student with a keen interest in Trauma surgery, applying for a medical … Trauma Elective in Johannesburg, South Africa

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/02/02/trauma-elective-in-johannesburg-south-africa/

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Virchester (the home of St Emlyn’s) is a large conurbation that suffers from many of the issues that affect … JC: Intubation for the low GCS tox pa...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/01/14/jc-intubation-for-the-low-gcs-tox-patient-st-emlyns/

Emergency care drugs’ chemical stability after eight weeks’ deployment in the prehospital setting – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761352/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2024/01/12/emergency-care-drugs-chemical-stability-after-eight-weeks-deployment-in-the-prehospital-setting-pmc/

Two Denver-area paramedics have been convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man they injected with lethal dose of ketamine. — Read on apnews.com/article/elijah-mcclain-death-off...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/12/30/paramedics-found-guilty-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain-ap-news/

Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops. — Read on reason.com/2023/12/27/who-killed-elijah-mcclain-mixed-verdicts-re...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/12/30/who-killed-elijah-mcclain-mixed-verdicts-reflect-fatal-mistakes/

A critical assessment of who’s going to make the gravy, now, in order from least to most likely. — Read on www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/who-makes-gravy-in-paul-kelly-how...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/12/21/an-investigation-who-made-the-gravy-in-paul-kellys-christmas-classic-how-to-make-gravy-double-j/

Long-time Tasmanian GP Dennis Pashen is being remembered as a fierce advocate for rural health and “just a fantastic fella” after his death in a swimming accident on Bruny Island on Thursday....

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/11/26/tributes-for-well-known-doctor-dennis-pashen-after-swimming-accident-death-on-bruny-island-abc-news/

Prehospital tracheal intubations by anaesthetist-staffed critical care teams: a prospective observational multicentre study – British Journal of Anaesthesia — Read on www.bjanaesthesia.org/ar...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/11/07/prehospital-tracheal-intubations-by-anaesthetist-staffed-critical-care-teams-a-prospective-observational-multicentre-study-british-journal-of-anaesthesia/

Ketamine in Trauma: A Literature Review and Administration Guidelines – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10620013/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/11/07/ketamine-in-trauma-a-literature-review-and-administration-guidelines-pmc/

Induction of pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia i-PHEA: a national survey of UK HEMS practice – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10617087/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/11/07/induction-of-pre-hospital-emergency-anaesthesia-i-phea-a-national-survey-of-uk-hems-practice-pmc/

The fake medical syndrome excited delirium is finally being laid to rest. Now comes the hard part. — Read on www.statnews.com/2023/10/27/excited-delirium-acep-emergency-medicine-california-ban/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/27/emergency-medicine-has-repudiated-excited-delirium-now-what-stat/

Bruce Lehrmann named as man charged with alleged rape of woman in Toowoomba – ABC News Lets hope he is put away this time as folks wont be fooled again — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/102962...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/27/bruce-lehrmann-named-as-man-charged-with-alleged-rape-of-woman-in-toowoomba-abc-news/

Have you read the letter? Not one of the many articles summarising it, or analysing which bits were taken out in the drafting process, interesting as this information may be. — Read on www.them...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/24/an-open-letter-to-the-australian-people/

Overcrowding contributes to people dying young in Yarrabah. Residents hoped a Voice to Parliament would help – ABC News — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/103008534

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/24/overcrowding-contributes-to-people-dying-young-in-yarrabah-residents-hoped-a-voice-to-parliament-would-help-abc-news/

Dr Sonia Henry / General Practitioner / Rural & Remote Australia Dr Sonia Henry is a General Practitioner who had been working in Sydney until a … Put your feet in the dirt, Girl

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/23/put-your-feet-in-the-dirt-girl/

Indigenous leaders break their silence, call referendum defeat ‘appalling and mean-spirited’ – ABC News — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/103004646

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/indigenous-leaders-break-their-silence-call-referendum-defeat-appalling-and-mean-spirited-abc-news/

ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE – Central Land Council — Read on www.clc.org.au/media-release-always-was-always-will-be/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/always-was-always-will-be-central-land-council/

Voice referendum results: How Indigenous Australians voted — Read on amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/booth-by-booth-indigenous-australians-backed-the-voice-20231015-p5ecc7.html

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/voice-referendum-results-how-indigenous-australians-voted-gee-they-wanted-us-to-vote-yes-with-them/

Land Councils joint statement about the Referendum outcome | Northern Land Council — Read on www.nlc.org.au/media-publications/land-councils-joint-statement-about-the-referendum-outcome

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/land-councils-joint-statement-about-the-referendum-outcome-northern-land-council/

The Impact of Implementing the Vortex Approach on Airway Management Performance in Stressed Medical Students: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Study – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/the-impact-of-implementing-the-vortex-approach-on-airway-management-performance-in-stressed-medical-students-a-randomized-controlled-simulation-study-pmc/

One significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation is the aspiration of gastric contents. Its prevalence is more in the emergency than in elective set...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/point-of-care-gastric-ultrasound-to-predict-aspiration-in-patients-undergoing-urgent-endotracheal-intubation-in-the-emergency-medicine-department-bmc-emergency-medicine-full-text/

EVALUATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN MAJOR TRAUMAS IN A PREHOSPITAL SETTING: A NARRATIVE REVIEW – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510828/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/evaluation-of-tranexamic-acid-and-calcium-chloride-in-major-traumas-in-a-prehospital-setting-a-narrative-review-pmc/

Adventures in prehospital video laryngoscopy – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843071/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/adventures-in-prehospital-video-laryngoscopy-pmc/

Paramedic-Performed Prehospital Tele-Ultrasound: A Powerful Technology or an Impractical Endeavor? A Scoping Review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548023/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/paramedic-performed-prehospital-tele-ultrasound-a-powerful-technology-or-an-impractical-endeavor-a-scoping-review-pmc/

Prehospital tranexamic acid for trauma victims – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10035187/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/prehospital-tranexamic-acid-for-trauma-victims-pmc/

Pre-hospital guidelines for CPR-Induced Consciousness (CPRIC): A scoping review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713363/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/pre-hospital-guidelines-for-cpr-induced-consciousness-cpric-a-scoping-review-pmc/

Transport of the patient with trauma: a narrative review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9826434/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/transport-of-the-patient-with-trauma-a-narrative-review-pmc/

The referendum was our chance to go some way to fixing things. Instead the moral failures of our founding fathers sit on our shoulders — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/22/vo...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/22/we-can-no-longer-blame-the-british-colonialists-for-our-failings-this-has-become-our-original-sin-indigenous-australians-the-guardian/

Race and Ethnicity and Prehospital Use of Opioid or Ketamine Analgesia in Acute Traumatic Injury – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582796/

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/20/race-and-ethnicity-and-prehospital-use-of-opioid-or-ketamine-analgesia-in-acute-traumatic-injury-pmc/

Polling catchments where Indigenous Australians form more than 50% of the population voted on average 63% in favour of the voice — Read on amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/15/indigen...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/16/indigenous-communities-overwhelmingly-voted-yes-to-australias-voice-to-parliament-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-the-guardian/

Did Indigenous people want a Voice? The results from some of Australia’s most remote communities suggest many did – ABC News — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/102978972

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/16/did-indigenous-people-want-a-voice-the-results-from-some-of-australias-most-remote-communities-suggest-many-did-abc-news/

Could the vote affect the way the world views Australia and potentially have an impact on Australia’s international relations? — Read on theconversation.com/lies-fuel-racism-how-the-global-me...

https://prehospitalmed.com/2023/10/16/lies-fuel-racism-how-the-global-media-covered-australias-voice-to-parliament-referendum/