Health and Safety What Is Intubation and Why Is It Done? Jul 12, 2022 Intubation is the process of inserting a tube into the mouth or nose and then into the airway to help move air in…
Health and Safety Preoperative Phase: What You Should Know Before Surgery Jul 11, 2022 Preparing for surgery: what the pre-operative phase consists of, and what you need to know
Health and Safety Bacteremia: causes, diagnosis, extension to sepsis Jul 11, 2022 Bacteremia is an infection, caused by bacteria, that enters the bloodstream. It may also be referred to as…
Health and Safety Monitored anaesthesia: what it is and when to use conscious sedation Jul 11, 2022 Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), also known as conscious sedation or twilight sleep, is a type of sedation that is…
Health and Safety Overview of necrosis: what it is, what the consequences are and how to intervene Jul 11, 2022 Necrosis in the death of tissues of the body. Necrosis can be treated, with the dead tissue being removed, but the…
Marketplace EDM launches 'The most beautiful rescue': emergency-themed contest kicks off Jul 11, 2022 Today sees the start of 'The most beautiful rescue', the literary contest promoted by EDM. Are you ready to write…
News Covid never stops biting: do we need a targeted vaccine against Omicron… Jul 11, 2022 Omicron vaccine? In anticipation of another COVID-19 surge, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently…
Health and Safety Colonoscopy: what it is, when to do it, preparation and risks Jul 11, 2022 Colonoscopy is a moderately invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedure used to directly view the inner walls of…
Health and Safety The Australian government: how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation? / VIDEO Jul 10, 2022 CPR (short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a first aid technique that can be used if someone is not breathing…
Health and Safety Cheyne-Stokes respiration: pathological and non-pathological characteristics and… Jul 10, 2022 Cheyne-Stokes breathing (or periodic breathing) refers to a form of pathological breathing common in the elderly in…