Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitationTrauma Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Electrical injury, although not a common occurence can present with significant injury. Often the extent…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Ventricular tachycardia and methadone BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase StudiesResuscitation Ventricular tachycardia and methadone Here's an interesting cardiac case we had the other day. A 42 year old male…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Could this be a pulmonary embolism? BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamRespiratoryResuscitation Could this be a pulmonary embolism? In a previous blog we looked at the following patient who presented to the emergency…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
How good are we at predicting ischaemic chest pain? BlogCardiologyCardiovascularCase Studies How good are we at predicting ischaemic chest pain? Here's a case I had recently: 62 year old male presents to the Emergency Department…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
I’ve changed the way I do surgical airway AirwayBlogMedical Airway EquipmentProcedural ChecklistsProceduresResuscitationThe Surgical Airway I’ve changed the way I do surgical airway I think there's a better way. This comes after talking to people who've done ton's…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023
Basic life support and resuscitation BlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Basic life support and resuscitation Basic Life Support from resustv.com on Vimeo. Basic Life Support from resustv.com on Vimeo. This…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
Designing the perfect emergency department AdministrationBlog Designing the perfect emergency department Designing Emergency Departments is challenging. This is purely because emergency medicine is a young specialty…Dr Peter Kas13/01/2023
The LEMON approach for predicting the difficult airway AirwayBlogProcedural Checklists The LEMON approach for predicting the difficult airway The 3:3:2 Rule for predicting The Difficult Airway from resustv.com on Vimeo. www.resustv.com is coming…Dr Peter Kas18/01/2023
The BURP, the Sellick and the bimanual – which is better? AirwayBlogPre-oxygenation The BURP, the Sellick and the bimanual – which is better? Which is better? BURP or Bimanual. Is Cricoid Pressure of any use? Sellick described cricoid…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023
Advanced Airway Course at Albury Wodonga AirwayBlogProcedural ChecklistsProceduresResuscitation Advanced Airway Course at Albury Wodonga Thanks to Alex Swain Director of Wodonga Emergency for inviting us up to Albury Wodonga…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023
Syncope BlogCardiologyCardiovascularFellowship ExamNeurology/Neurosurgery Syncope This is one of my favourite areas, as patients present very frequently with this symptom.…Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Video Laryngoscope AirwayBlogGadgets and GizmosMedical Airway Equipment Video Laryngoscope The failed intubation. It's your worst nightmare and it can look like this. The trauma…Dr Peter Kas30/01/2023
Lithium Toxicity or Tumour? BlogToxicology Lithium Toxicity or Tumour? A 56 year old woman presents to the emergency department with several days history of…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Chest Tube Insertion in Pneumothorax BlogRespiratoryTrauma Chest Tube Insertion in Pneumothorax This is a video lecture on how to insert a chest tube. It was done…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023
SEX, DRUGS AND SUDDEN HEADACHE BlogNeurology/Neurosurgery SEX, DRUGS AND SUDDEN HEADACHE Sudden onset of headache and the potential underlying Subarachnoid Haemorrhage(SAH) is not an uncommon presentation…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
My Rant on what we need to know in Emergency Medicine. BlogUncategorized My Rant on what we need to know in Emergency Medicine. Watch the video. This is the reason the RESUSCITATION CONFERENCE, RESUS 2010 was established in…Dr Peter Kas17/01/2023