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Ventilation and Compressions Ratios in Paediatric Resuscitation
2020 ILCOR guidelines emphasise the importance of higher ventilations in paediatric resuscitation. This reflects the higher oxygen requirements of children which is evident in their higher baseline respiratory rate.
READ ON![Preoperative Assessment and Mallampati Scores](/media/c4afistb/preoperative-assessment-and-mallampati-scores.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1dac653ea1f8390)
The Mallampati Score or Classification is a simple and easy to use tool that assists in predicting difficult endotracheal intubation.
![Adult Basic Life Support during COVID-19](/media/1911/screenshot_8.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d75922bbc92240)
Many healthcare processes have been re-evaluated in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
![Recognising and responding to deteriorating patients: a matter of life or death](/media/1796/nurse-checks-blood.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d75922ba183df0)
The most recent update of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) Deaths in Australia report shows that in 2017 there were a total of 160,909 recorded deaths in Australia. 50% of these were found to be potentially avoidable within the current healthcare system among people aged younger than 75.
![Stop Before You Block: A Block Time-Out](/media/zpmnilvq/stop-blocks-falling-with-hand.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d8330fb06eb140)
The Stop Before You Block (SB4YB) initiative is a patient safety campaign designed to help reduce the risk of inadvertent wrong-sided anaesthetic blocks.
![Standardising Emergency Numbers: The Push for 2222](/media/1766/red-emergency-phone.jpg?rxy=0.355,0.37068965517241381&width=800&height=600&v=1d75922b9505a10)
The move to standardise emergency numbers within hospitals, to make them similar to the standardised emergency numbers that are utilised in the community setting, is gaining momentum.
![Pre-hospital Management of Drowning Events](/media/1755/drowning-under-water.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d9df2ac86dcd80)
As summer approaches, drowning events across Australia will be more prevalent. Healthcare professionals can assist in the community during these stressful emergencies, and use their skills to help manage drowning events.
![Resuscitation trolley checking: Making it a priority](/media/1733/arrest-trolley-with-philips-hs-xl.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1dac6542eebaa80)
Who checks the resuscitation or emergency trolley in your workplace? It’s easy to find guidelines about what items to include on the trolley, depending on your clinical environment. What’s not as easy is how to ensure that staff prioritise completing the checks, especially when you consider the ever-expanding lists of tasks that must be performed.
![Australia: Why are we the allergy capital of the world?](/media/1726/food-allergens.jpg?rxy=0.445,0.5282131661442007&width=800&height=600&v=1dac64688001c90)
The increasing rates of food allergies has been alarming over the past 30 years in Western countries. So, is there a genuine rise in allergies, or just better awareness?
![Changes to Medication Naming in Australia](/media/yitfcyt5/changes-to-medication-australia.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d83310b54dd5a0)
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that Australia will be implementing changes to medication names by 2020, to align with the international standardised medication names.