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Dedication
This manual is dedicated to the memory of Dr Edward William Brentnall FACEM, MBE, OAM, KStJ 05/08/1929-01/10/2024. Ed was a guiding light for generations of emergency physicians who sheltered, mentored and inspired many of us. See the full dedication here.
Latest updates
ALS shockable rhythm algorithm
The Advanced life support page has been updated with a new ALS shockable rhythm algorithm to include lignocaine as a treatment option.
Lignocaine for shockable rhythms in cardiac arrest
The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about lignocaine being a reasonable (and possibly superior to amiodarone) first antiarrhythmic choice in shockable rhythms.
Post ROSC inotropes
A short segment about post ROSC inotropes has been added to the Post arrest care page.
Atrial myxoma
The Cardiac tumours page has been updated with some additional information about atrial myxoma.
The Normal ECG page created
A new page called The Normal ECG has been created from the contents of the Electrocardiography page to make both page sizes more appropriate.
p waves
The Normal ECG page has been updated with a short segment on p waves. After 30 years we have only just realised this was missing!
Copyright and access of AI tools to the manual
Please be reminded that unauthorised reproduction of The Emergency Medicine Manual in any form, including transformation into summaries, audio or animation, is not permitted,It is also not permitted to copy content from the manual into any machine learning tool or allow any machine learning tool to access the content of the manual. Any subscriber in … Read more
Stellate ganglion block
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about stellate ganglion block.
