Matt Klein AnnalsofEM

Another overdue step. Expanding scope of all professional groups allows Medicine to move forward. Same con arguments previously used against #NursePrescribers #NurseEndoscopists etc #NHS #ACP looking for support from Royal College of Emergency Medicine now! x.com/paramedicsuk/s…

One of my fav educational GIFs of 2017: Cardiac Cycle! Cheers to many more in 2018 #HappyNewYear

Central venous catheterisation might be assisted in spontaneously breathing patients by getting them to hum, which increases the diameter of jugular and femoral veins #ResusProcedures #Haemodynamics #ResusMicroskills ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17433497

For Femoral Vein CVC placement, external leg rotation increases vessel size and decreases depth. 'Frog leg' (abdn + ext rotn) best. Male/Female differences in site of max diameter #ResusProcedures #Haemodynamics #ResusMicroskills journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… resus.me/externally-rot…

Our 2016/17 Annual Review is now live on our website, featuring our highlights of the year, our patient stories, statistics and more: bit.ly/2Dhn7P3

#ECG of a hypotensive 75-year-old man who presented with syncope 1. Wide-complex, regular tachycardia that looks like this is V-Tach until proven otherwise 2. Remember that the most effective “antiarrhythmic” when your patient is unstable is a sedative + electricity! #FOAMed⚡

I used to think tangled earphones was frustrating 🙃🙃🙃 #ParamedicProblems ... SA

BLS saves lives.

Did you know around 11 per cent of our frontline workforce is from Australia? Paramedics from Down Under are trained to a similar high standard to those in the UK: australiantimes.co.uk/london-ambulan… #AustraliaDay 🇦🇺🚑

CARDIAC ARREST Just a visual reminder of what happens every time you stop chest compressions during CPR! #FOAMed

If we really wanna make an impact on cardiac arrest resuscitation we should focus more on spreading the word that bystander CPR saves lives.

In major maxillo-facial trauma, bag-mask ventilation can displace facial fractures and worsen subcutaneous emphysema, pneumocephalus, pn'mediastinum, and pn'thorax. Failed laryngoscopy plan should take this into account #Airway #Trauma #Ventilation anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?a…

V-day in the ICU: my patient looks grey her blood runs brown i infuse something blue then she turns pink

IV Lidocaine for Renal Colic via Academic Life in EM Alexis LaPietra aliem.com/2018/02/intrav… #FOAMed

The ENDAO Trial: Is Apneic Oxygenation a Futile Intervention in ED RSI? rebelem.com/endao-trial-ap… #FOAMed

No more Morphine for STEMI?: Morphine Analgesia Pre-PPCI Is Associated with Prothrombotic State, Reduced Spontaneous Reperfusion and Greater Infarct Size. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29444… #FOAMed #FOAMems #meded #fentanylforthewin

Septic shock, Stabbing, Cardiac arrest and major trauma - All in a days work for the #MD099 team that deployed in support of West Midlands Ambulance Service #HelpUsHelpYou today #PHEM #Volunteers #999family

#Whoopingcough is serious and sometimes deadly for young babies. Parents, learn more about how everyone can help protect your baby with whooping cough vaccines. bit.ly/2ENzN4b #vaccinate

Quick, check the biscuits! #earthquake