Andy Paton

Emergency and Retrieval consultant in Melbourne with a side interest in Health Informatics

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@Julie_Considine Congratulations

[Sunita_Puri @SunitaPuriMD]

Friends, I am so excited to share my first piece for the New Yorker about how we misunderstand and misuse CPR. CPR exists to reverse death. And reversing a death does not always mean restoring a life. https://t.co/xRcIkcRwcO @UMass_Medicine @UMassChan

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@dianagoubrial Twitter on Twitter. Inception

[Amy Silverstein, author @ajsilverstein16]

I will be closing down my Twitter in 2 weeks. Meanwhile:
My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon https://t.co/9ko3Eu53oK

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

Looks like a modern emergency department

[21st Century City @urbanthoughts11]

1970: One more lane will fix it.
1980: One more lane will fix it.
1990: One more lane will fix it.
2000: One more lane will fix it.
2010: One more lane will fix it.
2020s: This might be the wrong approach

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@expensivecare @cliffreid Tempted with the idea of thrombolyse first, with PE being the cause of arrest. Going to bleed regardless of thrombolyse first or second. Any thoughts on thrombolysis given through an internationally deep RIJ CVC that sits in RA/RV - semi catheter directed?

[Jason Mcclure @jrmcclure]

Applications closing this week. Get in quick to avoid disappointment in ‘24

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@cliffreid Why does your back scratcher need to be sterile?

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@JamesOz1 Try working next to Big Earls BBQ. Brady St is not good for my health

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@DrLongissimus ECHO, ECHO, ECHO, ECHO

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@psirides

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

Anyone have experience with temporary transvenous cardiac pacing wire inserted through a peripheral vein? @expensivecare @cliffreid @HawkmoonHEMS

[Biswadev Mitra @Biswadev_M]

It is hard to keep balance on two wheels. Best not to jump on an e-scooter under the influence of alcohol and other drugs and without a helmet.
@EmergEdu @EMAJournal @prof_cameron @DrBenBeck @Monash_SPHPM @acemonline @cityofmelbourne @AlfredHealth

https://t.co/5OcAgzJIVp

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@AirwayMxAcademy @LondonAllergy @PedsAnesNet @alexffuchs @NaveenEipe @maffygirl Turns out all that rocuronium anaphylaxis was actually the ETT…

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@AirwayMxAcademy Two large bore IV access

[Diana Goubrial @dianagoubrial]

@the_shpa Advanced Training Resident Pharmacist @lisa_brem6 discusses an interesting case of an ischaemic stroke following an IVIg infusion for Guillain-Barré syndrome and the role of the #EMpharmacist in delivering timely and appropriate tPa #mm2022shpa

[Laura Scott @doc_laura_EM]

Calling all new Emergency Physicians…. Come join us December 6-8th! @EmergEdu @acemonline @ACEMPresident #ACEMtoFACEM #FACEM #emergencyphysician #newfellow

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@ETMCourse Can the answer simultaneously be all of the above and none of the above? Quantum naming of junior medical staff

[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

To make my 'instrument' and 'technique' 🧵easier to find here is a (corrected) 🧵listing them all.

I'll leave this up as my 'pinned' tweet and add to it as new ones are written.

[Andy Paton @prisoner1138]

@DrLongissimus Maintaining blissful ignorance of the potential impact of pandemics on society