Sanguine Volume 1, Issue 4 Oct-Dec 2011

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1 | Editorial 3 | Clinical

5 | Review

12 | Research Toolbox

14 | Student Research

16 | En Passant


Recently introduced as an induction agent for pre足hospital rapid sequence intubation, ketamine is a versatile drug with indications beyond just airway management.



"Status epilepticus is a true neurological emergency...defined as recurrent seizures, lasting for more than 30 minutes without interictal resumption of baseline central nervous system function "





"Time is brain..."




In a previous issue, the scientific method was described as an objective approach based mostly upon a hypothesis which is either supported or refuted by careful obervation and quantitative analysis. Although widely used in Health Science research, this approach is not suitable for many problems, where qualitative research designs are preferred.

“Researchers conducting qualitative research accept that there is not one reality but that there are multiple realities. Research cannot be objective and is always subjective, but unbiased"



The following brief extracts are a selection of research projects completed by students at Bachelors level, in the last three to six months.

Perceptions of Mandatory Physical Training Amongst University of Johannesburg Emergency Medical Care Students

Learning Approaches Used by Emergency Medical Care Students


Intranasal Fentanyl: A Feasible Option for Pre足 hospital Analgesia?


A selection of aricles published in the last quarter, of relevance to pre足 hospital emergency care. These studies are briefly extracted, "in passing".

EFFECTIVENESS OF ADRENALINE IN PRE足HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST REMAINS UNCLEAR

ALS VERSUS BLS: THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META足ANALYSIS CONCLUSION

RISK FACTORS FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND STROKE IN AFRICA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW


PARAMEDICS AND THE EFFECTS OF SHIFT WORK ON SLEEP AND PERFORMANCE

ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION VS. KING LT足D FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN ADULT NON足TRAUMATIC CARDIAC ARREST

ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION DIFFICULTY IN THE PREHOSPITAL SETTING



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