Some pediatric cardiac patients have a unique anatomy and physiology that preclude the use of standard resuscitative measures.
Archive for month: December, 2016
Cardiac Surgery – What Can Go Wrong?
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Atrial fibrillation, bleeding, Cardiac Surgery, Sternal Wound infection, Tamponade, Temporary Epicardial Pacing, 0Murphy's Law of Cardiac Surgery dictates that what can go wrong, will go wrong at the worst possible moment......
Understanding Emergency Medicine as a Complex System
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, complex, personalized, precision, systems, 0Systems thinking can help providers learn how to treat our patients as individuals and not just as the bucket...
Arrested Developments
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, ERC guidelines, neonatal resuscitation, paediatric life support, Paediatric resuscitation, pediatric life support, pediatric resuscitation, SMACCDub, 0When was your last paediatric/neonatal life support course update? Did it include the latest recommendations from the European Resuscitation...
Burnout: A crisis of faith
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, physician health, psychological burnout, Resilience, 0This talk covers why its normal to burnout (so let's talk honestly about it), and (most importantly) offers practical...
The Problem of Disproportionate Critical Care
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, appropriate, burnout, conflicts, disproportionate, Health Care providers, ICU, Social normalization of deviance, 0Too much is not the answer for not enough
ICU survivors fracture; a bone-derived hormone predicts ICU survival, bisphosphonates may improve ICU outcomes
Minor Injuries? Major Trauma!
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Paediatric major trauma, smaccMINI, 0Paediatric major trauma is rare and terrifying. Seriously injured children need good care but a number of factors (the...
Confined Space Airway Management
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Airway, airway management, austere, confined space, disaster, HEMS, intubation, prehospital, remote, 0Locations, challenges, options, techniques and evidence behind managing airways in confined spaces and austere places.
The Immediate Responder & The Disaster Gap
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, bystander, disaster, disaster gap, ems, fire, first responder, immediate responder, MCI, police, preparedness, resiliency, response time, Trauma, 0Transform education, response, and recovery in disaster response by exploring the Disaster Gap and the Immediate Responders in it.