Craig Barraclough

St John Extended Care Paramedic, NZDF medic, AUT graduate & flyfisher. Interests: tactical prehospital and remote medicine. Posts are my own opinion

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@tpwky I swe this and thought of you. Keep up the great mahi Erin's https://t.co/4GBuiYxsDL

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

Most people suck at running meetings.

They run over time, the same people talk, + nothing gets decided.

Here are 10 simple steps to run effective meetings:

[Joshua Stilley, MD FAEMS @JoshuaStilley]

The old adage of MONA in chest pain is pretty well debunked:
Morphine - worse outcomes
Hyperoxia - worse outcomes
nitro - no benefit
ASA - great benefit

Therefore, I propose AAA:
Acquire 12 Lead
Aspirin
Activate Cath Lab

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s a video scrolling through the CT scan of an 80-year-old man who presented to the ER with severe pain and swelling of his left leg

What’s the diagnosis?

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@Innov_Medicine @DownloaderBot

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@Innov_Medicine @DownloaderBot #FOAMPARA #foamems

[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

"Hey what’s this funny donut 🍩 stuck on the crash cart?"

It's a 🧲 magnet! We keep it there because it can be life-saving if applied over a pacemaker or ICD.

A 🧵about magnets, pacemakers & ICDs. Some useful facts that everyone in an ICU ought to know.
#FOAMcc #FOAMed
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[David Anderson @expensivecare]

Paramedic performed prehospital needle thoracostomy appears to save lives in this large retrospective study.

I wonder what the effect size would be for finger thoracostomy..?
🤔

HT @EricJaegerTNG

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

We are pleased to announce that @AmbulanceVic in collaboration with @StJohnNZ @WgtnFree will lead an innovative new clinical trial to arm our @GoodSamApp Responders with a revolutionary new device. The @CellAED is an ultraportable, fully automatic, single use #AED that has 1/2

[Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow]

We're going on an adventure...

Children of Ruin out today!

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@DCollingsHughes Unconscious patients will often manage their own airway in the recovery position. Jawthrust will remedy many aiway issues +/- recovery. Fall back is always BVM+Jaw thrust, practice these!

[The Innovation | Medicine @Innov_Medicine]

Normal vs. Abnormal Breath Sounds (via TikTok @stephbeggs)

#pulmtwitter #Pulmonology #MedEd #internalmedicine #MedTwitter #INNOMed #Health #Respiratory

[The Innovation | Medicine @Innov_Medicine]

Antibiotics Classification
#medtwitter #foamed #meded #pharmacology #antibiotics #Medstudenttwitter #medstudentathletelife #Health #ScienceResearch #Science

[David Anderson @expensivecare]

This is why I love science.
AV are doing a trial of manual pressure augmentation during defibrillation. Some staff are worried about being shocked. So our research team put on some wet pants and defibrillated a pork shoulder to show that it’s safe! 🤓

https://t.co/hh4dMSyJjL

[Shad Ruby @Sruby345]

Is this necessary? What do you have as a “difficult airway kit”? Please retweet. I want answers.
@jducanto @UCAirCareDoc @EM_RESUS @heavyhelmet @JohnCSakles @AirwayMxAcademy @PulmCrit

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@JakubKonecki @silv24 @Radiolab @JadAbumrad @tpwky also did a great podcast https://t.co/g2P7R8fm7q

[David Anderson @expensivecare]

So, just hypothetically, if you were an ambulance medical director who was planning on introducing both FICB and POCUS in the next 1-2 years, which one would you introduce first…? 🤔

[Craig Barraclough @pants2406]

@AaronTuNZ @Ewokshoutsfurst @ACParamedicine I routinely listen to heart sounds now to develop my experience. It has changed my plan a couple of times now too. Keep up the mahi!