Urgent Bite 43 – Tranexamic Acid in Head Injury – the Crash 3 trial
Tranexamic acid use in Head Injury – it is worth reading this recent paper from the Lancet and some of the blogs that discuss it.
Urgent Bite 42 – Using the Dressing to Communicate information – featuring Amor Kisling NP
A sharpie can provide great continuity of care when managing pre-tibial flap lacerations.
Urgent Bite 41 – Urticaria – with Dr Amanda Oakley
Urticaria causes patients to present to Urgent Care Clinics. We hear from Dr Amanda Oakley, Consultant Dermatologist, an Adjunct Associate Professor at Auckland University and the Founder of Dermnet NZ about how it should be managed.
CME Interview – Moonboots are not benign – Mr Peter Black FRCS (Tr & Ortho)
Moonboots are not benign devices and should be prescribed with the same thought and consideration as you would a medication.
Urgent Bite 40 – Bootcamp related injuries
Recorded for the recent inaugural Urgent Care Boot Camp, these 2 bites run back to back and look at injuries associated with being at a Boot Camp (the Military sort, not the Medical sort!)
Urgent Bite 39 – Determining Antibiotic Drug Allergies in UC
This is a guided 6 minute Mindfulness breathing exercise for you to see if mindfulness is for you. If you find it helpful, this will be available for repeat listens whenever you need it.
Balanced Breath – a Pranayama exercise by Dr Zoë Cruse
This is a guided 6 minute Mindfulness breathing exercise for you to see if mindfulness is for you. If you find it helpful, this will be available for repeat listens whenever you need it.
Mind Matters – Mindfulness explained by Dr Zoë Cruse
Could simple mindfulness techniques help you clear you mind at the end of a busy and stressful shift?
We need to talk about Burnout – with Dr Zeshan Qureshi
Burnout and Mental Health problems can affect clinicians in all specialities and of all grades. For too long it has been swept under the carpet for the mistaken belief that it is a sign of weakness and poor character. But of late people have started to speak up on the topic. For a profession that exists to care for people, failure to care for ourselves results in poorer patient outcomes and is the reason we have such a high suicide rate within medicine.
Podcast Interview – Talking Paramedicine with Luke Summers
When you work in Urgent Care you will always be relieved when the Ambulance service takes our sickest patients to hospital. But do you truly understand what the EMTs, Paramedics and ICPs do day in and day out, what their training and scope of practice is and do you appreciate how hard it is to make clinical decisions out in the field. To get a better idea we talk with Intensive Care Paramedic and Programme Lead of Paramedicine at AUT in Auckland, Luke Summers.