Here is the ‘bootlegged’ footage of John Hinds’ defence of direct laryngoscopy in the prehospital setting.

John brings all his usual wit and mischievousness to the defence of the tried and true way of getting a tube between the cords anywhere and at anytime.

On November 11th 2015, Professor Stephen Bernard (@AmbVicMedic), Medical Advisor to Ambulance Victoria, presented a smorgasbord of ‘Updates in Resuscitation‘ at The Alfred ICU junior medical staff teaching session. He discussed:

• Recent data from registries on in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), particularly from Victoria, and the reasons why OHCA results may be improving
• Options for treatment of refractory VT/VF, including the CHEER2 trial
• The RINSE trial: is intra-arrest cooling with ice cold IV saline for OHCA a good thing?
• Highlights from the recently released updated ILCOR guidelines, which will form the basis for the next ARC guideline update

SMACC Chicago 2015 preview
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The GoodSAM App
Oxygen therapy: AVOID: Air Versus Oxygen in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and the HOT or NOT trial: HyperOxic Therapy OR NormOxic Therapy after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (HOT OR NOT): a randomised controlled feasibility trial.
John Hinds discusses Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Cliff Reid discusses IO access and handstands