This study looked at the use of intraosseous (I/O) versus intravenous (IV) routes for drug administration in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

I would consider intubation of the neonate(<28 days old) to be a very stressful event. This is not only because the size of the patient makes it tec...

Rapid sequence intubation can be associated with peri or post intubation hypotension and in a small group of patients, cardiac arrest. In the lectur...

Post Intubation hypotension has been linked to induction agents, although the studies for this are few. It is moreso related to age and Shock Index....

Right Ventricular(RV) failure presents a significant challenge in the emergency department. It can affect our resuscitative efforts. The only way to...

There is a significant difference in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) survival, in the order of 10 to 20 times, between non-shockable(2% surviv...

When an infant of <60 days of age presents with skin lesions such as pustules or vesicles and there is a fever, there are algorithms that we can use...

Adrenaline is recommended for all cardiac arrests with non-shockable rhythms and is associated with increased survival, especially if given in the f...

The rates of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) in out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) is rising, however survival from PEA is low. The majority...

A 62 yo patient with a previously diagnosed spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) presents with sudden onset 10/10 central severe chest pain...

We're back to an old question of should we give antibiotics for otitis media? The factors always being weighed up have been around the benefit which...

The patient with vertigo can be a clinical challenge. Patients may describe their symptoms as vertigo, or the room spinning, or dizziness, or a proble...