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Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine):
Clinical Update
- Warm IV fluid (13:38): Stop warming IV fluids in overhead compartments or with hot water bottles. Risks scalding/superheating. Store in equipment towers only.Paediatric distraction (03:26): kits available now. Evidence-based, non-digital active tools work best. Order via iProc. Document use in VACIS.Paediatric NIV (9:20): pathways with RCH/Monash/PIPER. Use patient device if feasible; alternatives include Flow-Safe and Zoll Z-Vent. More guidance coming.
Patient safety
- Low acuity, high risk (12:32): Some high-risk patients sit in apparently low acuity cases. Advocate, self-upgrade when risk warrants. Lodge cases in RiskMan.Standing height falls (14:49): Standing-height falls in older adults: great feedback from the field, we discuss common themes.
Paper of the Month (19:26): measurable “hyperacute T-wave” definition predicts OMI even without STEMI criteria.
Equipment (21:40): new neonatal BVMs; syringe-holder prototypes to separate RSI meds.
CPD (24:21): short courses and LinkedIn Learning suggestions.
Further resources
- Occlusion myocardial infarction and artificial intelligenceHyperacute T-wave definitionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/27536386251371078https://shortcourses.rmit.edu.au/collections/allhttps://mbs.edu/short-courseshttps://www.monash.edu/business/corporate-education/short-coursesLinkedin.com/learning/
Get in touch
James: https://linktr.ee/ClinicalConversations
Ben: X/Twitter | Linkedin
clinicalguidelines@ambulance.vic.gov.au