All disease exist on a spectrum. You can’t treat one end of the spectrum the same way you treat...
Archive for month: September, 2016
Geriatric EM: Our new USP?
Ka, , 2015, 2016, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, elderly emergency care, elderly falls, emergency care, frailty, Geriatrics, 0This talk will outline the importance and significance for the specialty in getting to grips with managing elderly patients...
1984. Dystopian Literature and Emergency Medicine
Ka, , The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Bureaucracy, Climate change, Dystopia, Futurism, literature, 0The role of physical and chemical restraints, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, and ketamine, and the diagnostic and therapeutic priorities for the...
When PHARM meets the Farm: Rescue, Resuscitation & Retrieval in the Agrarian Environment
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, agriculture, death, ems, entanglement, injury, tractor, Trauma, 0Farmers work long hours, in isolated areas using older machinery. When EMS is called to the scene of an...
Emergency Medicine: The big issues
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, demographics, emergency medicine, future SMACCDub, futurology, health economies, technology, 0What's the future of emergency medicine?
First Among Equals: A Tribute to Dr John Hinds
Ka, , 2015, 2016, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, acheson, bike, brian burns, death, dublin, hinds, janet, john hinds, macsorley, motorbike, motorsports, tribute, 1In the inaugural John Hinds Plenary session at SMACCDUB, John's partner Janet and his mentor Fred MacSorley celebrate John's...
Why we need palliative care everywhere
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, emergency medicine, End of life, Palliative Care, palliative medicine, quality of life, 0Exploring dogma and myths about knowledge, skills and training of the 'resuscitationist'.
The opening ceremonies for SMACC have become anticipated events in their own right. With the hype that preceded SMACCDUB,...
So, You think you’re a Resuscitationist?
Ka, , 2015, 2016, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Myths, Resuscitation, Skill maintenance, 0Exploring dogma and myths about knowledge, skills and training of the 'resuscitationist'.
Disruption, Danger, and Droperidol: Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient
Ka, , 2015, 2016, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, agitated delirium, agitation, benzodiazepines, chemical restraint, droperidol, haloperidol, ketamine, midazolam, neuroleptics, physical restraint, sedation, tranquilization, 0The role of physical and chemical restraints, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, and ketamine, and the diagnostic and therapeutic priorities for the...