Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularNeurology/NeurosurgeryResuscitation Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest- Colder may not be better! This is Hot of the Press! November 17th 2013 New England Journal of Medicine, Neilsen…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Why I love vascular ultrasound! Read more BlogResuscitationUncategorizedVascular Why I love vascular ultrasound! I remember a time before the ultrasound when all the central lines I would do…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Airway Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Read more AirwayBlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitation Airway Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest We all spend a significant amount of time and effort in training in and practicing…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Thermal Burns Read more BlogFellowship ExamResuscitationTraumaTrauma Resuscitation Thermal Burns I was recently looking at a past ACEM Fellowship Examination Question on burns and thought…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? Read more BlogResuscitation Defibrillation fire threat- fact or myth? A great question came through the website this week. The question went something like this:…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Video Laryngoscopy- let’s get out of the dark ages! Read more AirwayBlogGadgets and GizmosResuscitationTrauma Resuscitation Video Laryngoscopy- let’s get out of the dark ages! I recently ran another of our Advanced Airway Workshops at ACEM's 2011 ASM and invited…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
2 new studies to look out for – ‘CIRC’ and ‘ARCTIC’ Read more ArchitectureBlogResuscitation 2 new studies to look out for – ‘CIRC’ and ‘ARCTIC’ STUDY 1 : THE CIRC TRIAL This is a Zoll funded study that looks at…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Guidelines Schmidelines – how do i apply them? Read more AirwayBlogNeedle CricothyrotomyResuscitation Guidelines Schmidelines – how do i apply them? https://resus.com.au/guidelines-schmidelines-how-do-i-apply-them/ Hi everyone. Just finished a great week at the ASM 2011 conference in Sydney.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Fluid resuscitation in children with severe febrile illness and hypoperfusion Read more BlogPaediatricsResuscitation Fluid resuscitation in children with severe febrile illness and hypoperfusion This is a great new study to read. The New England Journal of Medicine Study…Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Aortic dissection Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitationSurgery Aortic dissection A 70 plus year old non-English speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with chest…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
The new resuscitation guidelines Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationFellowship ExamResuscitationUncategorized The new resuscitation guidelines The new Australian Resuscitation Guidelines are out. We were waiting to see if they took…Dr Peter Kas09/01/2023
How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularResuscitation How to put someone into ventricular tachycardia Picture this scene. You walk into an acute cubicle. “What’s going on here?”“This 19 year old…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stevens-Johnson syndrome Read more BlogDermatologyFellowship ExamInfectious DiseasesResuscitation Stevens-Johnson syndrome It is sometimes called Erythema Multiforme Major and is a severe skin involvement with bullous…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Gastro or ectopic? Read more BlogObstetrics and GynaecologyResuscitation Gastro or ectopic? A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department for the second time in…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
Electrical injury – who needs to be monitored? Read more 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 Read more 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