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This was a small hole probably 1cm diameter. It also didn't exit, there was a bulging mass on the opposite side.

My thought post incident is that clotting combined with swelling from such an insult causes ICP to rise? http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/247664-overview#a0112 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20568960

I haven't been able to find a straight answer on this but I'm sure there is. Patient has close range bullet wound to the temporal region and a blood pressure of 180/110. They are a young healthy male who should otherwise have a normal BP. I thought the cause of high BP might be a compensatory...

LoL just typed out a big spiel and then checked the date... :rolleyes: High Speed Chaser if you ever have any questions or need help in the future or getting thru your first year at uni send me a PM and I'll help you out where I can. Cheers, Jinx P.S. What uni did you decide on and...

Ipecac is used to induce emesis in people who have overdosed on drugs?

The article says the police were waiting for the RSPCA, which is Australia's version of your animal control. However, the dog was locked on to the patients arm and the patient couldn't be properly treated until the dog was taken care of.

Is this an actual quote? lol. Disturbing if the media is calling our patients "victims" to say the least! :lol:

First article says Sounds like they used their RSI drugs to Euthanize it? Which I think in melbourne is Midazolam and Succy, Melbourne MICA or Meclin will be able to confirm.

Paramedics here in Melbourne, Australia have to put down dog that had locked on to patients arm. More: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/pit-bull-attacks-man-kills-dog/story-e6frf7jo-1225788097621 http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=384492 Cheers, Jinx

Oh Dear. Its hard to tell who is joking and who is serious in this thread :p Although I did have a pet dingo until she died at the age 14 recently. I would like to see someone cuddle a Koala they are angry :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:s! (B*stards is...

Apologies. Should have searched first. Thanks Vent.

The Queensland Ambulance Service here in Australia has started using ultrasound in their service. Link here - http://www.medicaldevicesandequipment.com/article/QAS-introduces-portable-ultrasound-machine/492974.aspx It's a bit light on detail, however I'm wondering if any people on here...

Hey guys just got a response to my questions on paramedicine101 with similar answers to what has already been discussed here, thought I would post it up for those still interested. Cheers,

Beat me to it :P

Funny, we are covering Resp system at uni atm to. Albeit the physiology side of things is only touched on lightly because the class is Clinical Practice so it is more treatment based. Today we covered chronic obstructive bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, anaphylaxis, and different types of drowning...