Managing Traumatic bleeding: how can we apply the evidence in smaller hospitals?
OK after Clinical Case 031 I was inspired to go out and slog through the literature and try to discover what is “best practice” for traumatic...
Tag: bleeding
Clinical Case 031: Big transfusion, Little Hospital = big trouble
I have been working on a post dealing with massive transfusion – Broome style – for a while now. So last week we landed in...
Clinical Case 026: Hangover Haemetemesis
10:00 AM, 33 yo man with a history of frequent binge-drinking presents to ED by ambulance after his flat mate found him spewing up blood...
Clinical Case 018: Life and limb (not life OR limb)
Had a tough case this week – 30 odd yo. man came off his motorcycle and suffered a random puncture to the upper thigh, just...
Dabigatran – Clexane you can swallow
In case you missed it the newest anticoagulation agent has hit Australia – dabigatran (Pradaxa™). It is currently on the PBS for just two indications...