Dedication
This manual is dedicated to the memory of Dr Edward William Brentnall FACEM, MBE, OAM, KStJ 05/08/1929-01/10/2024. Ed was a guiding light for generations of emergency physicians who sheltered, mentored and inspired many of us. See the full dedication here.

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Lipid partitioning therapy

The section on lipid partitioning on the Management of poisoning page has been significantly revised and updated.

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Local anaesthetic toxicity management

The segment on toxicity management has been updated on the Local anaesthesia page.

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CO poisoning

The Carbon monoxide page has been revised and updated.

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Migraine treatment

The section on treatment on the Migraine page has been updated, re-prioritised and simplified.

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Ketamine for seizure control

Ketamine has been added as a possible third line agent for seizure control to the Status epilepticus page, although evidence of efficacy for most other third line agents is higher.

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Correction – Vaccine induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia

The COVID 19 page has been updated with a correction to the adverse effects of vaccination segment.The text now reads: thrombocytopenia -​platelet count > 150 X 10-9 almost completely excludes the disease Not thrombocytopenia -​platelet count < 150 X 10-9 almost completely excludes the disease As previously written.Thanks to Sonki for picking this up.

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Intravenous aspirin

The Stroke management page has been updated with new information about IV aspirin

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Burns in obesity

A short segment on obesity in burns has been added to the Management of burns page.

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