Resuscitation criteria and the bodily changes following death.

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Queensland Ambulance

Service (2022). Clinical Practice Guidelines:

Resuscitation/ General guidelines. Queensland Ambulance Service. https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/219107/cpg_resuscitation_general-guidelines.pdf

Baker (2023) Illicit drug use involved in nearly one in three

sudden cardiac deaths in young adults. Baker.edu.au. https://baker.edu.au/news/media-releases/illicit-drug-use

Shrestha, R., Tanuj Kanchan, & Krishan, K. (2023, May 30). Methods of Estimation of Time Since Death. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549867/#:~:text=Decomposition%20can%20divide%20into%20five,%2C%20skeletonization%2C%20and%20extreme%20decomposition.&text=The%20early%20decomposition%20phase%20begins,to%20five%20days%20post%2Dmortem.

In this episode, we talk about acute cholecystitis.

Sources:

· Adachi, T., Eguchi, S., & Muto, Y. (2021). Pathophysiology and pathology of acute cholecystitis: A secondary publication of the Japanese version from 1992. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbp.912

· John Hopkins Medicine. (2022). Cholecystitis. Hopkins Medicine https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and diseases/cholecystitis#:~:text=Cholecystitis%20is%20a%20redness%20and

· Jones, M., Genova, R., & O’Rourke, M. (2023, May 22). Acute cholecystitis. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459171/

In this CRIB-CHAT episode, we discuss the things to take and conversations to have on your first on-road placement.

{02:55}{Equipment to take}

{04:50}{The morning of your first shift}

{08:45}{The 'expectations' chat}

{13:10}{Enroute to your first job}

{15:30}{Difficult mentors}

{17:15}{Asking for feedback}

Thankyou for listening once again. This episode explores a case and pathophysiology relating to hypoglycaemia.

Sources:

• Hamdy, O. (2024, July 18). Hypoglycemia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology. Medscape.com; Medscape. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/122122-overview

• Mathew, P., & Deepu Thoppil. (2022, December 26). Hypoglycemia. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534841/#:~:text=The%20symptoms%20of%20Whipple's%20triad,low%20blood%20glucose%20after%20treatment.

• Queensland Ambulance Service. (2022). Diabetic Emergency: Hypoglycaemia. Queensland Ambulance Service. Clinical Practice Guideline. https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/219048/cpg_diabetic-emergency_hypoglycaemia.pdf

• The Liver & Blood Sugar - Diabetes Education Online. (2011, June 9). Diabetes Education Online. https://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabetes/type1/understanding-type-1-diabetes/how-the-body-processes-sugar/the-liver-blood-sugar/#:~:text=The%20liver%20supplies%20sugar%20or,This%20process%20is%20called%20gluconeogenesis.

We discuss the pathophysiology for a case with the hallmark symptoms of sepsis.

Sources:

Queensland Ambulance Service. (2021). CPG Medical/Sepsis. Queensland Ambulance Service. https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/219052/cpg_sepsis.pdf

Remi, Neviere, MD. (2024). Pathophysiology of Sepsis. Up to Date. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/pathophysiology-of-sepsis#:~:text=It%20involves%20the%20activation%20of

Ryding, S. (2018, September 9). Sepsis Pathophysiology. News-Medical. https://www.news-medical.net/health/Sepsis-Pathophysiology.aspx#:~:text=Sepsis%20is%20a%20globally%20occurring

In this episode we talk about the treatment and pathophysiology of laryngeal trauma in a *bizarre* case.

TW: brief mention of suicide.

Sources:

Knipe, H. (n.d.). Laryngeal trauma | Radiology Reference

Article | Radiopaedia.org. Radiopaedia. Retrieved July 11, 2024, from https://radiopaedia.org/articles/laryngeal-trauma#:~:text=Cases%20and%20figures-

Malvi, A.,& Jain, S. (2022). Laryngeal Trauma, Its Types, and Management. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29877

Philadelphia, T. C. H. of. (2014, March 15). Laryngeal Trauma. CHOP. https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/laryngeal-trauma#:~:text=The%20damage%20can%20range%20from

Welcome to the first episode of The Critical Clinician, your go-to podcast for paramedic cases, consolidation and critiquing. Join us on the never ending journey of learning.