Here we discuss how to retrieve patients with neurological and neurosurgical emergencies. We present a case of a young male with subarachnoid haemorrhage, and discuss how we can optimise neuroprotection by considering the needs of a healthily functioning neuron. The … Continue reading →

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Welcome back to The Sydney HEMS Debrief, now on episode 13. Today we are talking about the PreCare trial, currently underway here in Sydney. This feasibility trial – a first for Sydney – concerns placing patients suffering out of hospital … Continue reading →

HEMS Debrief #13 – The PreCare (ECPR) Trial: Prehospital ECMO in Sydney, Australia

Welcome back to The Sydney HEMS Debrief. After an extended New Year break, we return with episode 12. We are joined this week by Sydney HEMS Staff Specialist Dr Ian Ferguson. Ian is the lead author on a recently published … Continue reading →

HEMS Debrief #12 – The FAKT study, with Dr Ian Ferguson

Welcome to episode 11 – likely our last episode of the year! The feedback has been fantastic – thank you to all who have taken the time to let me know your thoughts, and for helping to shape the episodes … Continue reading →

HEMS Debrief #11 – Dr Ruby Hsu

Join for the second part of Dr Brian Burns’ episode, as we continue to discuss mimics of shock in our trauma population. See some show notes below for more resources. Thanks for listening! Show notes: Reference on pulmonary embolism: https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/eight-pearls-for-the-crashing-patient-with-massive-pe/ … Continue reading →

HEMS Debrief #10 – Dr Brian Burns (part two)

In the ninth episode of the Sydney HEMS Debrief series, we have the first half of a two-part episode! Join us as Sydney HEMS Senior Staff Specialist Dr Brian Burns discusses the recognition, aetiology and treatment of different types of … Continue reading →

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