Month: January 2018

Week 2.1 – Anaphylaxis

This week we covered the important and life saving treatment of anaphylaxis. There are no tricks, the answer is adrenaline. Know your doses, know your adrenaline dilutions and know what to do next. Important readings for this week are below. Anaphylaxis: Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis in children: https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaphylaxis/ Pediatric Anaphylaxis Lastly...

Week 1.1 – Vascular Access

Establishing vascular access urgently in the emergency department can be critical and life saving. This week we discuss and practice the variety of ways you may establish access in urgent and non-urgent situations (including peripheral intravenous cannulas, rapid infusion catheters, intraosseous and central venous catheters/PICC lines). Can’t get IV...

Week 1.0 – Welcome to the ED Teaching Program

The Island Docs ED Teaching program occurs twice a week at flexible times to suit our ED resident, medical students and the SMO. Teaching sessions are a two way learning process for our juniors and seniors. As we will not even begin to cover the essentials of emergency medicine in these...