Dying in the 21st century – what choices do we have?
Peter Saul is a strong global voice on managing death and the dying in our modern society. A talk from ETIK2018.
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Sgarbossa Criteria for Ventricular Paced Rhythm
Probably a world first: A song on the use of Sgarbossa criteria in possible ACS patients with paced rhythms. Ilicki hits again, featuring Dr Sgarbossa.
Post-procedural ultrasound examination to rule out pneumothorax and confirm tip placement after central venous catheter insertion
Is ultrasound as good, or even better, than CxR to rule out pneumothorax and verify tip placement after CVC placement? Sandra's done the deep dive to answer the question.
Triage like a Boss (SWE)
Is it possible to create a perfect emergency triage system? How will triage work in the future? A talk by Jonathan Ilicki (in Swedish) busting triage myths and providing top advice from front line staff
Leadership – lessons learned from an orchestral conductor
Leadership training is sorely lacking in medicine. In this post Sandra shares insights she's gained through the research and workshops of conductor Ture Larsen.
Hemodynamics during mechanical CPR
Tailored or targeted CPR and resuscitation is a concept with a lot of traction currently. In this talk from The Big Sick in Zermatt in 2018, Per details insights from his research that cautions us when choosing targets to titrate to.
Surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Hear from Richard Lyon how dismal outcomes in the cardiac arrest population in Scotland were dramatically improved not by singular fancy technology, but by a system's approach with attention to every detail.
Airway decontamination – the dark side of airway management
Jim DuCanto talks about managing the soiled airway at The Big Sick 2018
Hemorrhagic shock – a holistic view
Geir Strandenes with an opinionated talk on the history and future of prehospital blood transfusion practice at The Bick Sick in Zermatt.
Exsanguinating trauma – from CPR to EPR
Samuel Tisherman, at The Big Sick 2018 in Zermatt, talks about deep hypothermia as a temporizing means in otherwise refractory traumatic cardiac arrest patients.
Brian Burns – High performance teams
Brian Burns talks about the systemic and organisational efforts put into achieving high performance teams at the Sydney HEMS service.
Cliff Reid – Training HEMS teams
Cliff Reid is known to most people in prehospital and emergency medicine. Here's 10 lessons from his many years developing the outstanding team training for the Greater Sydney Area HEMS service.
The Big Sick 2018
Landing page for all of the talks from The Big Sick conference in Zermatt, Schwitzerland, february 2018.