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Ultrasound Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks

Core EM

Written by: Sadakat Chowdhury MD Edited by: Mak Sarich MD, Jay Lin MD, Jonathan Kobles MD Background: Ultrasound (US) guided nerve blocks offer an applicable option for achieving analgesia in the emergency department. This is a motor sparing block – so it will allow your patients to ambulate. J Emerg Trauma Shock.

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The Reality of Ramping for Student Paramedics

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

National industry insight reporting from the Australian Industry and Skills Committee suggests that, in 2019 alone, Australia wide, there were over 4,500 enrolments in ambulance and paramedic qualifications1. National Industry Insights: Ambulance and Paramedic. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 17 (4) 392-396. DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00763.x