The RAGE Podcast - The Resuscitationist's Awesome Guide to Everything

The multidisciplinary Resuscitology team (http://resuscitology.com/) discuss the art and science of resuscitating bleeding patients using a case-based approach.

Our Canadian friends, Emergency physician Dr Chris Hicks (@humanfact0rz) and intensivist Prof Peter Brindley (@docpgb) discuss key issues and controversies in the care of critically ill patients with COVID-19. This rapid fire miniRAGE podcast is sure to keep you informed and entertained!

Cliff Reid, Geoff Healy, and Chris Nickson discuss a fictionalised case from the Resuscitology course: "Oncology patient in resus", including airway management and failure of video laryngoscopy, and the challenges of resuscitation in the context of potentially terminal illness.

Cliff Reid and Brian Burns talk about a recent life-changing experience... participation in the amazing ATACC course.

Cliff Reid, Karel Habig, Nat May, Brian Burns, and Geoff Healy introduce 'Resuscitology' (http://resuscitology.com/) - a new two-day residential course being held at the Fairmont Resort in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, May 9th and 10th 2018.

We're ready to RAGE again! This one is 85:26 min long and includes:

• Introduction... kind of (starts 00:00 min)
• ‘What’s bubbling up?’ (starts 02:08 min) — Dr Smith's ECG blog, DAS Guidelines for tracheal intubation of the critically ill, "The Human Factor" and trauma team performance.
• ‘DNR’ (starts 14:58 min) — the RAGE team discuss the concept of 'do not resuscitate' and consensus resuscitation plans, challenges and tips for family discussions and decision-making, and a host of tricky situations (e.g. the family that wants 'everything', patients who want to be organ donors, suspension of DNR orders for operations, and patients with advance care plans who attempt suicide)..
• ‘A blast from the past’ by Peter Brindley on ‘Joseph Lister’ (starts 80:44 min)
• ‘Words of Wisdom’ from Karel Habig (starts 83:41 min)

In this talk from the '2017 Performance Psychology in Medicine Conference' run by the Institute of Prehospital Care in London, Chris Nickson discusses these questions and more: What is elite performance? How is expertise developed? How can we use simulation to develop and maintain expertise, both individually and collectively?

A RAGE session featuring Karel Habig, Cliff Reid, and Chris Nickson:

1. Introduction... kind of (starts 00:00 min)
2. ‘What’s bubbling up?’ (starts 04:48 min) — an ED checklist for cognitive debiasing, are 'cold' platelets ready for primetime, the ART trial and the open lung approach to ventilation using recruitment manoeuvres
3. ‘What's The Sats Target?’ (starts 22:55 min) — the RAGE team discuss what SpO2 targets to aim for, in which patients and diseases, and the tricks and traps of real-world clinical practice.
4. ‘A blast from the past’ by Chris Nickson on ‘Rudolph Virchow’ (starts  52:52 min)
5. ‘Words of Wisdom’ from Cliff Reid (starts  57:10 min)