ED Education Resources

Next week’s scenario centres around Management of the Patient with suspected COVID-19.

The following resources will assist you with preparing for the scenario. Please pay particular attention to those marked with **:

Airway Management in CoVID-19

ANZICS (2020) – ‘COVID-19 Guideline’ **

MJA Safe Airway Society Article (2020) – Airway Management & Tracheal Intubation specific to Adult COVID Group.’ **

NSW Health Guideline – Airway Management in CoVID-19 **

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Applying PPE

Campbelltown ED – ‘Donning & Doffing Video.’ **

CEC & NSW Health – ‘Standard and Transmission Based Precautions incl. PPE.’**

CEC & NSW Health – ‘PPE Donning & Doffing Guideline’ **

NHS UK – ‘Donning PPE Video’

NHS UK – ‘Doffing PPE Video’

Australian Government Department of Health – PPE Recommendations

Australian Government Department of Health – Novel Coronavirus 2019 Publications

Information for clinicians

Information for patients with suspected COVID-19

National Health Plan Resources

Coronavirus 2019 – What you need to know

NSW Health – Coronavirus Information

Information for healthcare professionals

WHO Guidance

Coronavirus 2019

This week’s micro-sim scenario centres around chest injury in trauma.

The following resources will assist you in preparing for the scenario:

• Trauma Victoria (2018). ‘Thoracic Trauma.’ 
• Trauma.org (2004). ‘Chest trauma: Initial Evaluation.’  
• ECI (2018). ‘Chest Drains and Decompression.’ 
• NEJM (2007). ‘Large-bore ICC Insertion Video.’
• NEJM (2014). ‘US Guided ICC insertion for Pleural Effusion.’

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim. Read ahead and come prepared.

Next week’s micro-sim scenario centres around assessment and management of shock in infants.

The following articles will help you prepare for the scenario:

• Intraosseous access
• Practical management of the shocked neonate
• Clinical Excellence Commission – Newborn Antibiotic Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Approach to paediatric sepsis
• NSW Health Clinical Guideline – Fever in Infants and Children

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim, and remember to read ahead, and be prepared.

This week’s micro-sim scenario centres around management of unstable brady-arrhythmias.

The following articles will help you prepare for the scenario:

• Australian Resuscitation Council Guideline 11.9 (2016). ‘Managing Dysrhythmias.’
• Liverpool Hospital ICU Guideline (2015). ‘Transcutaneous Pacing.’

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim. Please read ahead and be prepared.

This week’s micro-sim scenario centres around airway management in the critically ill patient.

The following articles will help you prepare for the scenario:

• Campbelltown & Camden ED Airway Management Package
• Emergency Protocols (2018). ‘Airway Management, pp. 1 – 11.’
• Natt et al. (2016). ‘Strategies to improve first pass success at intubation in critically ill patients.’ BJA 117:60-68.
• Greater Sydney HEMS (2018). ‘Emergency Anaesthesia Manual – Concept of 30s Drills.’ 

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim, and remember to read ahead, and be prepared.

This week’s micro-sim centres around newborn resuscitation.

Please be sure to familiarise yourself with the following pre-reading before the scenario:

• ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 (2016). ‘Introduction to the resuscitation of the newbown infant.’
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.3. (2016). ‘Assessment of newborn infant.’
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.9 (2016). ‘After the resuscitation of a newborn infant.’
• European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation – Section 7 (2015). ‘Resuscitation and support of transition of babies at birth.’
• Orientation to PANDA Warmer-Resuscitaire Video (to access use general password for website)

As always, we look forward to seeing you in micro-sim, and remember to read ahead and be prepared.

Welcome to next weeks micro-sim scenario pre-reading.

Next week’s scenario centres around Adult Advanced Life Support.

Please be sure to familiarise yourselves with the following resources:

• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘Advanced adult life support guidelines.’
• Life in the Fast-lane (2019). ‘Mechanical CPR.’

As always, we look forward to seeing you in micro-sim, and remember to read ahead and be prepared.

This weeks micro-sim scenario centres around adult resuscitation.

The following pre-reading will assist you with preparing for the scenario.

• Littman et al. (2014). ‘A simplified and structured teaching tool for the evaluation and management of pulseless electrical activity.’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘ALS Algorithms’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘In-hospital cardiac arrest’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘CPR’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘ALS Medications’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘ALS Techniques and Equipment’
• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘Post resuscitation management.’

We look forward to seeing you in sim, and as always be prepared.

This weeks micro-sim scenario centres around seizure management in children.

The following pre-reading will assist you with preparing for the scenario.

• NSW Health Guideline (2018). ‘Infants and children – Acute management of seizures.’
• RCH Guidelines (2011). ‘Afebrile seizures.’
• ECI (2019). ‘Child Abuse and Neglect Guideline.’
• Emergency medicine cases (2018). ‘Pedatric Physical Abuse.’ 
• RACGP (2011). ‘Non-accidental injury in childhood.’ Although this article is targeted at GPs, it is relevant to all primary care providers.

We look forward to seeing you in sim, and as always be prepared.

Welcome everyone to the new year. Micro-sim will kick off for 2020 on Monday 13th January.

Next weeks scenario centres on unstable bradyarrhythmias.

Please refer to the following pre-reading:

• Australian Resuscitation Council Guideline 11.9 (2016). ‘Managing Dysrhythmias.’
• Liverpool Hospital ICU Guideline (2015). ‘Transcutaneous Pacing.’

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim. Please read ahead and be prepared.

Next week’s scenario centres around hyperkalaemia.

Be sure to familiarise yourselves with the following resources prior to attending the scenario.

• Palmer, B.F. & Clegg, D.J. (2017). ‘Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperkalemia.’
• Therapeutic guidelines (2018). ‘Electrolyte disturbances – Hyperkalaemia.’

We look forward to seeing you in sim, and as always be prepared.

Next week’s micro-sim scenario centres around airway management in the critically ill patient.

The following articles will help you prepare for the scenario:

• Campbelltown & Camden ED Airway Management Package
• Emergency Protocols (2018). ‘Airway Management, pp. 1 – 11.’
• Natt et al. (2016). ‘Strategies to improve first pass success at intubation in critically ill patients.’ BJA 117:60-68.
• Greater Sydney HEMS (2018). ‘Emergency Anaesthesia Manual – Concept of 30s Drills.’ 

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim, and remember to read ahead, and be prepared.

Next week’s micro-sim scenario centres around assessment and management of shock in infants.

The following articles will help you prepare for the scenario:

• Practical management of the shocked neonate
• Clinical Excellence Commission – Newborn Antibiotic Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
• EZ-IO
• Approach to paediatric sepsis
• NSW Health Clinical Guideline – Fever in Infants and Children

As always we look forward to seeing you in sim, and remember to read ahead, and be prepared.

Welcome to next weeks micro-sim scenario pre-reading.

This week’s scenario centres around Adult Advanced Life Support.

Please be sure to familiarise yourselves with the following resources:

• ANZCOR Guidelines (2016). ‘Advanced adult life support guidelines.’

• Life in the Fast-lane (2019). ‘Mechanical CPR.’

As always, we look forward to seeing you in micro-sim, and remember to read ahead and be prepared.

This weeks micro-sim centres around newborn resuscitation.

Please be sure to read the following before participating in next weeks scenario.

ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 (2016). ‘Introduction to the resuscitation of the newbown infant.’

ANZCOR Guideline 13.3. (2016). ‘Assessment of newborn infant.’

ANZCOR Guideline 13.9 (2016). ‘After the resuscitation of a newborn infant.’

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation – Section 7 (2015). ‘Resuscitation and support of transition of babies at birth.’

Orientation to PANDA Warmer-Resuscitaire Video (to access use general password for website)

As always, we look forward to seeing you in micro-sim, and remember to read ahead and be prepared.

Next week’s micro-sim scenario centres around assessment and management of acute asthma.

The pre-readings for the scenario can be found below, (at the very least please refer to the first resource):

• NSW Emergency Care Institute (ECI) (2018). ‘The crashing asthmatic.’
• Salim Rezaie, “REBEL Cast Episode 11: The Crashing Asthmatic”, REBEL EM blog, June 1, 2015.
• National Asthma Council Australia Australian Asthma Handbook (2019). ‘Acute Asthma – Clinical Management; Acute Asthma – Add on treatment.’

As always, we look forward to seeing you in micro-sim, and remember read ahead and be prepared …

This weeks micro sim centres around paediatric resuscitation.

ANZCOR Advanced Life Support in Infants & Children Flow-chart

ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 – Advanced Life Support for Infants & Children: Introduction

ANZCOR Guideline 12.2 – Advanced Life Support for Infants & Children: Diagnosis and Management