De Winter’s T waves
De Winter's T Waves were first described by De Winter in an article to the editor…
Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Unstable Pelvic Fractures
Pelvic fractures are most often associated with massive trauma. In terms of skeletal injuries they…
Memories of the Fellowship Exam
We recently had a face to face day for our 6 Month Fellowship Course and…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Oculocephalic Reflex
What is the Oculocephalic Reflex and how do you use it? This reflex is brainstem…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI
Differentiating between Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction can sometimes be difficult.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stylet or Bougie for Intubation
As many of you will know, I've been teaching airway workshops now for many years,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Hypothermia In Cardiac Arrest In Children
Hot of the press this week, a study in the NEJM (25th April 2015) by Moler…
Dr Peter Kas16/01/2023
Do you rule out DVT with a D-Dimer?
Deep Venous Thrombosis(DVT) occurs in approximately 1-2 per 1000 of the population. Our great concern…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Pseudo vs real seizure
If you've worked in the emergency department for a few years, you will have seen…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT
I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Hip Relocation Made Easy
Here is a quick video on the Whistler technique for hip relocation. Its quick and…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Head Injury in Kids
Up to 60% of children that come to Emergency Departments with a head injury have…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Snake Bite
This year at EMCORE 30-31st May, we are proud to have Dr Ken Winkel, Toxicologist…
Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Reducing a Dislocated Jaw- A new way to do it.
Have you ever had to reduce a dislocated jaw? I've done about 3 and it…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Box Jellyfish stings: To vinegar or not?
The call came: a case of Box Jellyfish(Chironex fleckeri) envenomation in a young girl and her…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Electrolytes and the Heart
I was talking to a group of my junior registrars the other day about cardiac…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
