Should we intubate in the ramped position?
I’ve spoken on awake intubationat the EMCORE Conferences, especially at the last Masterclass. I also spoke…
Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
5 Things to Think About in a Wheezy Child
Minimal Handling Stop touching the patient. Often enough in paediatrics, more is not better. This…
Zipper Injuries
This blog is often full of new evidence from high quality trials and literature reviews…
Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Is it Real?
You are managing a trauma and request a CT abdomen to exclude an intra-abdominal injury.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Fixed Dilated Pupils
Head injury with fixed dilated pupils: Are we done? We have looked at the pupillary…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
The Unstable Atrial Fibrillation Patient
THE CASE A 75 yo man is brought into your small rural ED after 3…
Dr Peter Kas18/10/2023
Are You Still Feeling For A Pulse? Stop It!
I remember years ago when we used to manage cardiac arrests and everyone was asked…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Pulseless Electrical Activity(PEA) occurs in about 30% of cardiac arrest cases. Given that it's not…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Cervical Spine: The Iconoclasm Continues
In recent blogs I suggested that clinically significant C spine injuries can be excluded by…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
How Important is a C-Spine Collar….really?
In preparation for EMCORE Hong Kong 2018, I took some time to sit down and…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Cervical spine clearance in the intoxicated patient
The most commonly used c spine clearance rules exclude or mandate imaging in the case…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Postobstructive Diuresis
Postobstructive diuresis can occur following relief of urinary obstruction. It isn't rare and can be…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A patient with nausea, vomiting and lethargy
(Please note this is a free view of this week's 'own the ecg' blog. Enjoy). A…
Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Cyanosis or Something Else?
A 75 year old gentleman presented with acute on chronic abdominal pain. His triage noted…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
Massive Propranolol Overdose
Massive propranolol overdose is perhaps one of the most challenging overdoses to manage. In 2009…
Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Seizure, Syncope and Sudden Collapse
https://vimeo.com/220458927 Associate Professor Peter Kas presents Seizure, Syncope and Sudden Collapse. The patient with syncope…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
