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The Pre-Hospital & Retrieval Medicine Team of NSW Ambulance

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #7. Dr Stephen Hearns - Peak Performance

G'day, and welcome back. Pre-hospital clinicians are used to working under pressure. Teams work in often austere environments, with limited resources caring for some of the most severe patient pathologies at their most undifferentiated. Within all this, individuals and teams must perform at their peak. But this is easier said than done. So how, in this most niche of clinical areas, can an…

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #6. Dr Matt Hooper (part 2) - Emergency Last Aid

Hello and welcome back. This is part two of our chat with Dr Matt Hooper, continuing our conversation on emergency last aid. In this episode, we discuss the hows and whens involved when informing a family of their loved one's death, as well as the setting in which to do this. Too, we discuss the importance of maintaining space and safety for one's self and the team, and how a system can encourage…

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #5. Dr Matt Hooper - Emergency Last Aid

G'day, and welcome back. In today's episode, we are delighted and privileged to be joined by South Australia's Dr Matt Hooper. The practice of medicine - including pre-hospital medicine - often focuses on life preservation. But, as acute care clinicians we often also find ourselves caring for patients at the end of their life. Too, we find ourselves caring for their relatives and loved ones, and…

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #4. Damage control resuscitation with London HEMS

G'day and welcome back. Damage control resuscitation - what is it, why should a pre-hospital provider do it, what does it look like in real life, and what are the results. These are but some of the questions asked in this episode of Dr Dan Nevin and Mr Zane Perkins, Consultants with London's Air Ambulance. In conversation with Sydney's Dr Ian Ferguson, we explore this approach to the care of the…

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #3. ECMO...in trauma???

G'day and welcome back to the podcast. ECMO....in trauma? Today, we are talking about a more general emergency medicine / intensive care medicine topic, that of advanced trauma care. It is fair to raise an eyebrow at 'advanced trauma care' and 'ECMO' in the same sentence - these patients are anatomically disrupted, prone to bleeding and suffering huge multi-system injuries. So placing them onto a…

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HEMS Debrief - Cardiac Arrest Focus #23, Prof Sheldon Cheskes - Part 2: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

G'day and welcome back into part two of our conversation with Prof Sheldon Cheskes from Toronto, Canada. Here we continue our discussion about refractory cardiac dysrhythmias with the Sheldon, the principal investigator of 'The dose VF' study. In this part two, we talk to Sheldon about chemical strategies to overcome these dysrhythmias, as well as ask Sheldon about this best case ever - its a…

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HEMS Debrief - Cardiac Arrest Focus #22, Prof Sheldon Cheskes - Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

G'day and welcome back to the HEMS debrief podcast. We are back with part one of a two part episode with Professor Sheldon Cheskes from Toronto, Canada. Sheldon is a Professor of Emergency Medicine by trade, a clinical scientist and a medical director for ambulance services within the Canadian province of Ontario. Perhaps, though, Sheldon is best known for his work as the principal investigator in…

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HEMS Debrief - Retrieval and Pre-Hospital Medicine #2. Thoracotomies, Sydney and London in Conversation

G'day and welcome back. Today, we continue our conversation on pre-hospital thoracotomies. To do this, we have teamed up with Professor Ewoud Ter Avest, an Emergency Physician with the London HEMS service. Ewoud is an author on the London's recently published review paper discussing the Service's experience with pre-hospital thoracotomies over the past 20 years. In conversation with our own Dr Ian…

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HEMS Debrief - Cardiac Arrest Focus #21, Prof Laurie Morrison - 2025 ILCOR guidelines part 2

G'day, and welcome back. In this part two of our chat with Prof Laurie Morrison from Toronto, we continue our conversation around the latest ILCOR guidelines. We discuss, amongst other things, strategies to manage recurrent / refractory dysrhythmias, as well as the use of mechanical CPR devices and the administration of adrenaline. Too, we quiz Laurie on how guidelines and written and interpreted,…

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HEMS Debrief - Cardiac Arrest Focus #20, Prof Laurie Morrison - 2025 ILCOR guidelines part 1

G'day, and welcome back to the HEMS debrief - continuing our chats on cardiac arrest. We are thrilled to be again joined by Prof Laurie Morrison from Toronto, Canada. Laurie is an Emergency Physician and has dedicated her career to the research and improvement of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care. To this end, Laurie is a member of ILCOR where she has previously been named a 'Giant in…

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