Why I love vascular ultrasound! Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorizedVascular Why I love vascular ultrasound! I remember a time before the ultrasound when all the central lines I would do…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Airway Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Read more AirwayCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Airway Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest We all spend a significant amount of time and effort in training in and practicing…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Thermal Burns Read more Fellowship ExamPapercut LiteratureResuscitationTraumaTrauma Resuscitation Thermal Burns I was recently looking at a past ACEM Fellowship Examination Question on burns and thought…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitation Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? A great question came through the website this week. The question went something like this:…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Video Laryngoscopy- let’s get out of the dark ages! Read more AirwayGadgets and GizmosPapercut LiteratureResuscitationTrauma Resuscitation Video Laryngoscopy- let’s get out of the dark ages! I recently ran another of our Advanced Airway Workshops at ACEM's 2011 ASM and invited…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
2 new studies to look out for – ‘CIRC’ and ‘ARCTIC’ Read more ArchitecturePapercut LiteratureResuscitation 2 new studies to look out for – ‘CIRC’ and ‘ARCTIC’ STUDY 1 : THE CIRC TRIAL This is a Zoll funded study that looks at…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Guidelines Schmidelines – how do i apply them? Read more AirwayNeedle CricothyrotomyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Guidelines Schmidelines – how do i apply them? https://emmastery.org/guidelines-schmidelines-how-do-i-apply-them/ Hi everyone. Just finished a great week at the ASM 2011 conference in Sydney.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Fluid resuscitation in children with severe febrile illness and hypoperfusion Read more PaediatricsPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Fluid resuscitation in children with severe febrile illness and hypoperfusion This is a great new study to read. The New England Journal of Medicine Study…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Aortic dissection Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitationSurgery Aortic dissection A 70 plus year old non-English speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with chest…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
The new resuscitation guidelines Read more Cardiac ResuscitationFellowship ExamPapercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized The new resuscitation guidelines The new Australian Resuscitation Guidelines are out. We were waiting to see if they took…Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Picture this scene. You walk into an acute cubicle. “What’s going on here?”“This 19 year old…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stevens-Johnson syndrome Read more DermatologyFellowship ExamInfectious DiseasesPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Stevens-Johnson syndrome It is sometimes called Erythema Multiforme Major and is a severe skin involvement with bullous…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Gastro or ectopic? Read more Obstetrics and GynaecologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Gastro or ectopic? A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department for the second time in…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitationTrauma Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Electrical injury, although not a common occurence can present with significant injury. Often the extent…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Ventricular tachycardia and methadone Read more CardiologyCardiovascularCase StudiesPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Ventricular tachycardia and methadone Here's an interesting cardiac case we had the other day. A 42 year old male…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Could this be a pulmonary embolism? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamPapercut LiteratureRespiratoryResuscitation Could this be a pulmonary embolism? In a previous blog we looked at the following patient who presented to the emergency…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023