Ring block of the ear
The Ear trauma page has been updated, including additional information about performing a ring block of the ear.
Resuscitation
Regional anaesthesia links
The Regional anaesthesia page has been updated with links to additional regional anaesthetic techniques found in other sections of the manual.
Advantages and disadvantages of regional anaesthesia
The Regional anaesthesia page has been updated with additional information about the advantages and disadvantages of regional anaesthesia in the ED.
Fascia iliaca block
The Regional anaesthesia page has been updated with additional information about fascia iliaca block
Resuscitative hysterotomy
The Cardiac arrest in special circumstances page has been updated with some minor changes to the resuscitative hysterotomy page.
Fluid management in sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has been updated, including an improved section on fluid managment.
Postural hypotension
A short segment on postural hypotension has been added to the Syncope page.
Syncope
The Syncope page has had a major reorganisation to improve clarity of content.
Oxygen delivery systems
The Oxygen therapy page has had a number of small updates.
Hypertension
A new chapter called Hypertension has been created from existing content. This has been done to improve the ability to find content from the table of contents. Unfortunately, links to this page from existing quizzes will now no longer function.
Vascular access
A new chapter called Vascular access has been created from existing content. This has been done to improve the ability to find content from the table of contents. Unfortunately, links to this page from existing quizzes will now no longer function.
Junctional tachycardia ECG
A new ECG demonstrating junctional tachycardia has been added to the Other supraventricular tachyarrhythmias page.
Lateral canthotomy images
2 figures demonstrating lateral canthotomy have been added to the Zygomatico-maxillary trauma page.
Recovering TOF response image
An image demonstrating TOF responses of a recovering competitive neuromuscular blockade has been added to the Neuromuscular blockade monitoring page.
Ulna nerve stimulation image
An image demonstrating the position to place the electrodes of a peripheral nerve stimulator for the ulna nerve has been added to the Neuromuscular blockade monitoring page.
Newborn resuscitation flowchart
The ARC newborn resuscitation flowchart has been added to the Neonatal resusciatation page.
Paediatric cardiac arrest
The Paediatric cardiac arrest page has been updated with some wording and formatting improvements.
Neonatal resuscitation
The Neonatal resuscitation page has been updated with some wording and formatting improvements.
Temporary anticoagulation in AF
The Stroke prevention in AF page has been updated, including some information about temporary anti-coagulation during and after episodes of prolonged AF. Passman, R. “Pill-in-Pocket” Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation: Fiction, Fact, or Foolish? Circulation 2021;143(23):2211-13. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34097452
Routine active cooling following cardiac arrest
The Post arrest care page has been updated to reflect the lack of benefit from routine cooling following cardiac arrest.Dankiewicz, J, Cronberg, T, Lilja, G, et al. Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal of Medicine 2021;384(24):2283-94.