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Emergency Ventilation: CPAP and BiPAP
Burns Dressings
FreePaediatric Respiratory Assessment
FreeGoodpasture Syndrome
Mild Asthma Management Options
FreeLow Blood Pressure (Hypotension) Signs and Symptoms
FreeHow To Assess a Deteriorating / Critically Ill Patient (ABCDE Assessment)
Cooling Burns
Understanding Schizophrenia
Anaphylaxis: An Update
Articles
FreePaediatric Respiratory Assessment
FreeGoodpasture Syndrome
FreeHow To Assess a Deteriorating / Critically Ill Patient (ABCDE Assessment)
FreeLow Blood Pressure (Hypotension) Signs and Symptoms
FreeHigh-Pressure Injection Injury
FreeMaternal Collapse in Pregnancy
FreeMonitoring a Critically Ill Pregnant Patient
FreeMonitoring and Assessing a Patient Receiving A Blood Transfusion
FreeNutritional Status Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient
FreeManagement of a Person Displaying Acute Behavioural Disturbance
FreeAcute Management of Burn and Scald Injuries in Adults
FreeAcute Management of Poisoning
FreeAcute Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
FreeBasic First-aid for the Envenomated Person (Snakes, Spiders and Insects)
FreeSkin, Mouth and Eye Assessment and Hygiene in the Critically Ill Patient
FreeHypoglycaemia: A Diabetes Emergency
FreeElectrolyte Imbalance + Normal Ranges and Disturbances for Common Electrolytes
FreeHyperglycaemia: A Diabetes Emergency
FreePain Assessment in the Critically Ill Patient
FreePulmonary Embolism: DVT to PE
FreeUnderstanding Vasa Praevia
FreeCare to Learn Podcast Episode 6: Tracy Edwards
FreeChoking First Aid in Residential Aged Care
FreeCorrect Identification and Procedure Matching
FreeFire, Security and Workplace Emergencies
FreeAn in-Depth Look at Amniotic Fluid Embolism
FreeAbnormal Posturing (Decerebrate and Decorticate)
FreeClinical Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
FreeRecognising and Treating Acute Anaphylaxis
FreeOrthopaedic Trauma: An Overview
FreeAdult Basic Life Support (BLS) Using DRSABCD
FreeAppendicitis: Recognising the Signs
FreePrinciples of Monitoring Renal Function
FreeSeizure Types and Nursing Management
FreeTraumatic Brain Injuries
Free12-Lead ECG in the Field
FreePostpartum Haemorrhage and Fundal Massage
FreeBlood Transfusion Reactions
FreePermissive Hypotension for Trauma Below the Neck
FreeThe Care of External Fixation Devices
FreeCongestive Heart Failure: Common Reasons for CHF
FreePostoperative Complications: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses
FreeWorking With Families and Carers
FreeBrachial Plexus Injuries: Care and Treatment
FreeDifferent Types of Stroke
FreeHow to Take Blood Pressure
FreeUnderstanding Brain Damage Locations
FreeAll About Transient Ischaemic Attacks
FreeAn Overview of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
FreeCauses of Acute Neurological Deterioration
FreeImproving Fluid Balance Charts (and Hypervolaemia v Hypovolaemia)
FreeSepsis: Signs and Symptoms
FreeMoral Injury in Critical Care
FreeHow to Conduct a Bed Area Safety Check
FreeA Recap of Oxygenation v Ventilation
FreeCentral Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Free5-Lead ECG Placement and Cardiac Monitoring
FreeInterpreting ABGs (Arterial Blood Gases) Made Easy
FreeAdministering Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV)
FreePerforming CPR on Prone Position Patients
FreeCaring for a Patient in Prone Position
FreeImportant Lung Sounds Made Easy: A Practical Guide (With Full Audio)
FreeUnderstanding the Relationship Between Oxygen Flow Rate and FiO2
FreeChest Pain Assessment: What to Do When Your Patient Has Chest Pain
FreeOlder Adult Respiratory Assessment
FreeREPLACE: Seven Steps to Remember During A Massive Blood Transfusion
FreePost-Traumatic Amnesia
FreeIncreased Intracranial Pressure
FreeCompartment Syndrome
FreeBleeding in Early Pregnancy
FreeThunderstorm Asthma
FreeMeningococcal Disease
FreeParacetamol Management and Safety
FreeNeurological Assessment and GCS
FreeSafety and Assistance After a Fall
Free12-Lead ECG Placement
FreeAn Introduction to Blood Clots
FreeClinical Management of Acute Stroke: The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard
FreeH is for Hypovolaemia - Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest
FreeHypothermia: Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest Series
FreeWhat is Hypokalaemia?
FreeHypoxaemia: Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest
FreeAustralia’s Air Quality and Bushfire Smoke Health Hazards: What We Know So Far
FreeCritical Incident Stress Debriefing Following an Emergency
FreeVenous Thromboembolism: Symptoms and Prevention
Courses
Understanding Schizophrenia
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomies (PEGs)
Sepsis
Newborn Resuscitation
Delirium
Common Oncological Emergencies
Enteral Feeding and Nutrition
Fluid Balance Management
Falls Management in Acute Settings
Clinical Management of a Tracheostomy
Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration
Understanding Tracheostomies
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Managing Urinary Catheters in Acute Settings
Chest Pain Assessment
Inpatient Diabetes Management
The Mental State Examination
Consent to Treatment
ABCDE Assessment (Primary Survey)
Care of a Person Living with Epilepsy
Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Pain Management
Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs)
CVAD Complications: Prevention and Management
Diabetes Emergencies: Hyperglycaemia
Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation
Phlebotomy
Clinical Deterioration: Respiratory
Clinical Deterioration: Cardiac
Stroke Management
Forensic Nursing
Acute Stoma Care
Clinical Detective: Neurological
Clinical Detective: Cardiovascular
Lectures
Emergency Ventilation: CPAP and BiPAP
Burns Dressings
Mild Asthma Management Options
Cooling Burns
Anaphylaxis: An Update
Prehospital Penetrating Trauma Management: Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Optimising Bag-valve-mask Ventilation: Squeeze Techniques
Prehospital Management of Crush Injuries
Supraglottic Airway Essentials
Understanding Crisis States
Handling Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs): Initial Response Strategies
Essential Pre-oxygenation Tips for Intubation: Top Takeaways
Trauma Care for Patients with Pre-existing Conditions
Key Tips to Enhance Your Laryngoscopic View
Introduction to Sexual Violence
Blunt Force Trauma: Prehospital Stabilisation Techniques
Neck of Femur Fracture
Eye Emergencies
Slings
Urinary Retention Care
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Difficult Airways: Management and Planning
Prehospital Anaphylaxis
Paediatric Pain Assessment
Investigating Abdominal Pain
Prehospital Thrombolysis
Prehospital-Diabetic Emergencies
Aggression and Sedation
Basic Ventilation Principles
Recognising Deterioration: Sepsis in Focus
Acute Oxygen Therapy: 'Swimming Between the Flags'
Recognising and Managing Distributive Shock
Managing Stable and Unstable Arrhythmias
Pneumothorax and Pleural Drains
Recognising and Managing Cardiogenic Shock
Hypercalcaemia: An Oncological Emergency
Recognising and Managing Hypovolaemic Shock
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Tumour Lysis Syndrome
Understanding Shock: Preload, Contractility and Afterload
The Pathophysiology of Shock
Pathophysiology of Sepsis
Identifying and Managing Sepsis
The Clotting Cascade
Considerations for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Recognising Clinical Deterioration Standard
Improving Handover in Paramedicine
Paramedicine: Public Trust and Confidence
In Death we Learn
Acquired Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Amnesia
Multi Trauma Rehabilitation
General Management Principles of Burns
Head Trauma
Triage: A Basic Introduction for Nurses
Mechanical Ventilation Basics
Apheresis: A General Guide
Legal Issues in Paramedicine
A Guide to Performing a Mental Health Examination
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy (IABP)
Dextrocardia
Reducing Hospital Admissions and the Importance of Keeping Older Persons at Home
Chest X-Ray Interpretation
Heart Sounds Basics
Cardiac Output
Acute Pericarditis
The 'Do Nots' of Prehospital Pharmacology
Obese Patients in Crisis
Beware the Syncope
Trauma in Pregnant Patients
The Paramedic Detective
Prehospital Wound Management
Delirium, Depression, Dementia and Drugs
Prehospital Wound Assessment
Management of Acute Thoracic Trauma
Atrioventricular Blocks
The First Five Minutes of Triage
Recording a 12-Lead ECG
Pelvic Fractures: Preparing the Patient for Retrieval
ECGs: R Wave Progression Explained
Pneumothoraces and Thoracostomy
Interviewing and Rapport-Building Techniques with Narelle Fraser
First-Responders: Workplace Stress isn’t a Crime
Inside a Mobile Stroke Unit
Treating Ischaemic Stroke
First-Responder PTSD and Recovery with Narelle Fraser
Brain Anatomy and Physiology
What is Stroke?
Acute Respiratory Failure
Bloodborne Pathogens: Understanding the Risks
Addiction and Substance Use in Australia
Mental Health and Stigma
Essential Components of Trauma Assessment
Mechanism of Injury: A Key Concept
Trauma and Emergency in Australia
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Practical Skills
What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy?
Dissociation and Paranoia
Borderline Personality Disorders in the Workplace
How to Manage Persistent Unstable Behaviours
How to Take a Drug and Alcohol History
De-escalating Aggression and Violence
How to Manage Hostility and Conflict
Thunderstorm Asthma: Managing Large-Scale Emergencies
Chest Infections and Pneumonia
Further Resources
FreeTrauma Awareness Training
FreeTrauma-informed Care for Managers
Trauma-informed Care
FreeEffects of Trauma
FreeUnderstanding Trauma and Dementia in Aged Care
FreeTrauma-informed Care for Staff
Psychological First Aid
FreeIdentifying and Managing Trauma within the Aged Care Sector
FreeFirst aid advice
FreeHeart and cardiovascular conditions
FreeLung conditions
Vicarious Trauma
FreeAsthma First Aid Guide
FreeBites and Stings
FreePatient Blood Management: Critical Care
FreePaediatric: Major Haemorrhage
FreeClinical Transfusion Practice: Refresher 2 (EMR)
FreePatient Blood Management - Critical Bleeding
FreeReview of Cardiovascular Health Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
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