The Sharp End

20/05/2023

The majority of humanity lives within a relatively small bandwidth of latitude. This is one of my all time favourites. It was created by radicalcartography.net in 2008. A true classic! buff.ly/436j6Zd

03/02/2017

15/08/2015

Levitan's Airway Cadaver Course is coming to Auckland

Great sailing here

07/08/2015

We are ready to run our 1st annual Advanced Emergency Airway and Procedure Course with Dr Richard Levitan.

Email: EMEducationGroup@gmail.com with questions

WHEN: Thu 21 & Fri 22 Jan 2016 in Auckland

WHAT: This is a two-day course plus pre-reading time with a maximum of 32 participants.

The first day is an interactive lecture and lab day where you learn the theory stuff and discuss and practice any airway issues you have with our airway gurus,

The second day is a hands-on day at the Auckland Anatomy Lab where you will practise your procedural skills (airway and others) on the cadavers.

Target Participants: SMO or MOSS practising in Emergency Medicine.

Cost: $3950 NZD including GST

What Makes this course different from the others: Apart from the usual airway stuff, we are planning to throw in some extra like lateral cathotomy! The course fees also include a course dinner on Friday at a fine dining restaurant in Auckland.

Updates will be posted on www.thesharpend.org

07/08/2015

We are ready to run our 1st annual Advanced Emergency Airway and Procedure Course with Dr Richard Levitan.

Email: EMEducationGroup@gmail.com with questions

WHEN: Thu 21 & Fri 22 Jan 2016 in Auckland

WHAT: This is a two-day course plus pre-reading time with a maximum of 32 participants.

The first day is an interactive lecture and lab day where you learn the theory stuff and discuss and practice any airway issues you have with our airway gurus,

The second day is a hands-on day at the Auckland Anatomy Lab where you will practise your procedural skills (airway and others) on the cadavers.

Target Participants: SMO or MOSS practising in Emergency Medicine.

Cost: $3950 NZD including GST

What Makes this course different from the others: Apart from the usual airway stuff, we are planning to throw in some extra like lateral cathotomy! The course fees also include a course dinner on Friday at a fine dining restaurant in Auckland.

Updates will be posted on www.thesharpend.org

20/06/2015

http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/

An emergency medicine resource. Here we will share our thoughts on recent EM practice relevant literature for those busy times when you don't get a chance to read a gazillion journals a week.

20/06/2015

17/04/2015

http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2015/4/18/getting-ready-for-the-smacc-airway-workshop

Less than 10 weeks until SMACC Chicago starts.    Oddly enough, I somehow got suckered into organizing the SMACC Chicago airway workshop. That means that I get first dibs on sopping up all the knowledge from luminaries like RIchard Levitan, Scott Weingart, James DuCanto, Anthony Lewis, Richard Lewis…

25/11/2014

http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/11/25/subject-tolerance-of-higher-flow-nasal-cannula-in-annals

Looks like the Sharp End managed to get something into Annals: http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(14)01410-3/abstract A Randomized Trial on Subject Tolerance and the Adverse Effects Associated With Higher- vs Lower-Flow Oxygen Through a Standard Nasal Cannula Andrew Brainard, MD, MPH, Da…

25/11/2014

http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/11/9/levitan-yellowstone-teton-advanced-airway-course-this-june-2015

If anyone is interested in traveling to Yellowstone this coming June 16th-19th, there will be a great airway course organized by Dr Levitan that will cover most of the same topics. The Yellowstone-Teton Advanced Airway Course will be the week before SMACC (which is in Chicago June 23-26rd), so if…

10/08/2014

http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/8/10/i-totally-say-this-stuff I totally say this stuff...

If you worked a shift with me today, you probably noticed me chuckling more than usual. It might have been that my socks were a little looser than normal, but it was more likely related to me watching this video last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNgH_bPs3So

07/08/2014

Does no smoke mean no fire? The toxicity of E-cigarettes http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/6/19/does-no-smoke-mean-no-fire-the-toxicity-of-e-cigaretts

"While e-cigarettes are believed to be a safer form of 'smoking', this does
not equate to safer forms of ni****ne". The E-cigarette solutions have
mean ni****ne concentrations of 8.5–22.2 mg/mL and are sold in 5 to 20 mL
vials. Keep in mind that the estimated lethal dose for ni****ne in humans
is 1 mg/kg.

07/08/2014

Adrenaline Rush!!! Does early adrenaline make a difference? http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/6/23/adrenaline-rush-does-early-adrenaline-make-a-difference Adrenaline Rush!!! Does early adrenaline make a difference?the crew

We all know that IV adrenaline (along with CPR) is standard of care for
patients in cardiac arrest with non-shockable rhythms. But… did you know
there really hasn't been any well controlled trials to see if it really
makes a difference in endpoints such as improved survival and
neurologically intact survival outcomes? M.W. Donnino and his team in
Boston have just published a study that shows it just might.

07/08/2014

Ravin' Widows http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/8/6/ravin-widows Chip

This was the largest randomized, placebo-controlled trial yet of antivemon
efficacy in widow spider envenomation. Widow spiders (Redback in
Australasia, Black Widow in the US) are the most common, severe spider
envenomation worldwide.

06/08/2014

Key papers that compare PCI to thrombolytic therapy for AMI. http://www.thesharpend.org/blog/2014/6/17/key-papers-that-compare-pci-to-thrombolytic-therapy-for-ami the crew

Well, I’ve been hearing a variety of comments thrown around about the
optimum management of STEMIs. So, in the spirit of reviewing the basics on
this important topic, let’s review the key papers that compare PCI to
thrombolytic therapy for AMI.