Why are we still doing log roll, FAST and rectal exams?
In the blunt trauma patient, where we are considering a pan-scan, is there a role for…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Pregnancy and Trauma
Trauma in pregnancy is a much more complex topic than simply, ’tilt them on their…
Capnography
Understanding capnography and being able to decipher the waveforms, can give us critical information on a…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
The 6 Human Needs
As part of a talk on ‘Dealing with Difficult People’, I gave at EMCORE Hong…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest?
Following a brief presentation at EMCore Hong Kong in April of this year, that challenged…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Upright T wave in V1
A 65 year old woman presents with a 20 minute episode of chest pain. Her…
Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
Syncope in Children
Syncope is not uncommon, occurring in up to 25% of children. Most causes are benign,…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Smith’s Fracture Diagnosis and Management
A 15 yo male with a Smith’s Fracture. The patient had fallen onto his flexed…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time?
We are finally seeing the years of airway in resuscitation dogma being challenged. The original…
Dr Peter Kas12/12/2022
HEAD-UP CPR
Image Source: jems.com You may have heard of Head-Up CPR as a new approach to…
Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Phlegmasia Cerulean Dolens
CASE A 35 yo woman presents with a painful blue swollen leg, that occurred rapidly,…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
The ‘Lightbulb Sign’ doesn’t always mean a posterior dislocation
A 35 yo woman presents to the emergency department with a complaint of shoulder dislocation.…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
The unstable patient with massive PV bleed
The Case It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in a small ED (sounds like the…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Will Paramedic-2 change my practice?
If you haven’t caught the newly published Paramedic-2 trial, here’s a brief rant that tells…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
The Patient with Diplopia
A 58 yo male presents to the emergency department with an 8 hour history of…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
A 29 yo male with sudden onset of flaccid paralysis
The Case A Previously well 29 year old male awoke at 0630hrs unable to move…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
