Slaying Different Dragons – A Quest
A little while ago Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to give a talk on the difficult paediatric airway. The audience was a variety of emergency medicine doctors, nursing staff and allied […]
What Will You Do With This Tiny Person?
Not that long ago, Dr Andrew Weatherall had the job of facilitating a discussion about neonatal anaesthesia at the annual Society of Paediatric Anaesthetists of New Zealand and Australia conference. […]
Under Pressure – Hitting that Arterial Line
It’s been a while since we’ve had a tips and tricks post. Having covered things about peripheral cannulation, thoughts on central lines, insights into bag-mask work and pointers for laryngoscope use […]
Blunt Blows to Small Necks
It might not be that common but it would definitely be memorable. Paediatric airway trauma would make us all sweat. Here’s some quick thoughts from Dr Andrew Weatherall after working through […]
The Hot Zone – Starter Points for Burns Anaesthesia
A recent review in the BJA on fluid management in burns patients is a trigger to consider some tips for managing the patient having burns debridement. By Dr Andrew Weatherall […]
Different Tablets and the Art of Distraction
Most of us in medicine like the idea that there is a bit of art to what we do. For the paediatric anaesthetist, the induction space is one of the […]
Things That Come Afterwards
The bit at the start is controlled. Mostly. The bit at the end is more at the mercy of other things. Dr Andrew Weatherall has a practical review on emergence delirium. […]
Pop … pop … phew – Sounds to Go With Blocks
So far there’s not a lot on regional techniques or nerve blocks lurking around the site. Seems like we should change that. Dr Andrew Weatherall with a little bit about a […]
Filling the Gap
Everyone’s got a theory about what to do in the CICO emergency. Unless the CICO situation is all about kids. Andrew Weatherall goes through a recent review on this arising from the […]
Lining It All Up
It’s been a while since a collected tips and tricks post. Previously we’ve had posts on cannulation, bag-mask technique and laryngoscopy. Time to get back to vessels and some odds and ends […]
