Contraindications to IO access
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a short segment on the Contraindications to IO access.
Resuscitation
Transcutaneous pacing
The Pacemakers page has been updated with a revised section on transcutaneous pacing.
Bradycardias
The Bradycardias page has been significantly revised and updated. The lack of efficacy of atropine for the treatment of severely symptomatic bradycardia has been highlighted.
Other arrhythmias
The Other arrhythmias page has been updated with some minor updates and wording improvements.
Access to the Electrical cardioversion page restored
We have just discovered that access to the Electrical cardioversion page through the table of contents has not been working properly and the page heading not displaying as it should. This has now been corrected.
Electrical cardioversion
The Electrical cardioversion page has been significantly updated with wording improvements.
Tremor artefact ECG
An ECG demonstrating tremor artefact has been added to the Introduction to arrhythmias page.
Introduction to arrhythmias
The Introduction to arrhythmias page has had a number of minor updates and wording improvements.
Chronic pain
Some minor updates have been made to the Chronic pain page.
Ketamine
The Induction agents page has been updated with some improvements to the segment on ketamine.
FFP ABO compatibility table
A table outlining FFP compatibility according to ABO group has been added to the Clotting factor replacement page.
Specimen collection for cross matching
Some minor additions have been made to the segment on specimen collection for cross matching on the Blood products page.
Daratumumab effects on cross matching
A short segment on the effects of daratumumab on cross matching and risk of haemolytic reactions has been added to the Blood products page.
Laboratory analysis of IO samples
The Laboratory analysis of IO samples segment on the Difficult IV access page has been updated.
Femoral IO access site
The Femoral IO access site has been added to the Difficult IV access page.
Needle cricothyroidotomy
The Surgical airway page has been updated with additional information about needle cricothyroidotomy.
Jet insufflation
The Surgical airway page has been updated with additional information about jet insufflation.
Difficult intubation
The Difficult intubation page has had a few minor updates.
Stylet vs bougie
A new segment about whether to use a stylet or bougie (and my opinion about it) has been added to the Intubation equipment page,
Airway bougies
Additional information about airway bougies has been added to the Intubation equipment page.