Ben Shepherd

Husband. Dad. Emergency, Prehospital & Retrieval Medicine Specialist. Never had an original idea, just great teachers.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

This is why we need to stay humble as a doctor. We will never have seen everything.

An intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy! Delivered 2.8kg and live. Simply amazing case and phenomenal images.

#foamed

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@gareth_grier London
https://t.co/tMgfNSRhLy

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

JOIN OUR TEAM
We're now looking for HEMS Registrars in the Whitsundays for August 2026 - February 2027 (or beyond) @LifeFlight_Aus
DM if interested
EM, ICU, Anaesthetic, Rural Registrars or Consultants
Overseas applicants welcome
DM if interested and Help Share
#FOAMed #HEMS

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

Santa has been spotted!
Merry Christmas Everyone

[Whitsunday HEMS @WhitsundayHEMS]

It's been a big week when the #HEMS team has run out of adult-sized ETTs...

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@_Ronan124_ @LifeFlight_Aus Send me a DM

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

Looking for a HEMS registrar in regional QLD for 6-12 months (starting Feb 2025).
[Due to late withdrawal]
Best job in medicine. Great base. New aircraft. Based in Whitsundays (Mackay) @LifeFlight_Aus
Needs to be domestic (timing). SR or Consultant in EM/ICU/Anaes/RG. 0.5 or 1.0

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@GemsRidley @LifeFlight_Aus We recruit every 12 months. Feel free to get in touch if doing HEMS in the Whitsunday region is something you're interested in.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@docborderless @LifeFlight_Aus DM is fine

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

Interesting case
Middle aged man, HEMS primary for OOHCA. ROSC with anterolateral STEMI.
Thrombolysed (distance/time) and transported 2hrs to PCI centre and underwent rescue cath. 95% LAD.
Needed secondary transfer due to intercostal injury exacerbated by DAPT, heparin, lysis.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@RyanMarino This is great

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@MStott88 In an ideal world inpatient teams would only see people with a definitive work-up and some certainty about diagnosis/disposition if not time-critical. But with hospital overcrowding/access block the system must evolve to give better care "to the many". It's a hard balance

[Core EM @Core_EM]

Dizziness is a notoriously tricky chief complaint to work up in the ED. Let’s review one of the most up to date guidelines on how to approach it.

🧵 1/8 #MedEd

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@EBMgoneWILD I have a good support structure around me. I will make it back from this.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

Tough day in the office today
#HEMS #EmergencyMedicine

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@EBMgoneWILD It got tougher.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@EBMgoneWILD @jducanto @AirwayMxAcademy @airwayGladiator @DaveOlvera1 Looks cool mate
What were some of the best pearls?

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@EBMgoneWILD @HumanFact0rz I genuinely fear we are on this island alone (The rational use of investigations).
Patients want more tests, other clinicians are more comfortable with more tests, incident reviews almost never support less tests, and in Australia we don't have much litigation... yet
It's hard.

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@MDaware @drphiliplee1 https://t.co/7pDbANgkTl
Luxury...

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

Pretty cool start to nightshift
#EMS #nofilter

[Ben Shepherd @B_R_Shep]

@TraumaSoapBoxes 365mg gentamicin