Clinical Case 087: Sepsis Kimberley-style (for ACEM)
This is not just another Clinical Case that I am sharing with you all today. This case is going to form the basis of the...
Clinical Case 085: the trouble with Phineas
Imagine this scenario. You turn up to work your day shift and see you have been assigned to the Obs ward for the morning. It...
SOLVing the swab dilemma
OK, I have a confession to make. I am a truly appalling gynaecologist! I know, I claim to be a generalist – one who loves...
Blood ‘n Guts: hold the blood, save the patient?
One of the trends of recent trauma literature has been the use of “minimal volume” or “permissive hypotension” strategies in the face of bleeding. Now...
Iodine vs. Chlorhexidine skin prep
OK it isn’t the biggest or sexiest decision you might make on any day of the working week – but one where there is in...