Acute sinusitis
The Acute sinusitis page has had a few minor updates.
Updates
Auricular haematoma management
The Ear trauma page has been updated with additional information about management of auricular haematoma.
Laryngectomy obstruction
The Tracheostomy page has been updated with additional information about the management of laryngectomy obstruction.
Tracheostomy tube obstruction
The Tracheostomy page has been updated with additional information about the management of tracheostomy tube obstruction.
Tinnitus
The Diseases of the inner ear page has been updated with some additional information about tinnitus.
ETT insertion lengths in children 1 year or less
The Paediatric resuscitation techniques page has been updated with additional information about ETT insertion lengths in children 1 year of age or less.
Paediatric LMA sizes table
The Paediatric resuscitation techniques page has been updated with a table of appropriate LMA sizes for children.
Electrical cardioversion
The Electrical cardioversion page has been updated, including an improved distinction between elective and cardiac arrest cardioversion.
ALS
The Advanced life support page has had some minor updates and wording improvements.
BLS
The Basic life support page has had some minor updates and wording improvements.
Lignocaine for shockable rhythms in cardiac arrest
The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about lignocaine being a reasonable (and possibly superior to amiodarone) first antiarrhythmic choice in shockable rhythms.
Post ROSC inotropes
A short segment about post ROSC inotropes has been added to the Post arrest care page.
Atrial myxoma
The Cardiac tumours page has been updated with some additional information about atrial myxoma.
The Normal ECG page created
A new page called The Normal ECG has been created from the contents of the Electrocardiography page to make both page sizes more appropriate.
p waves
The Normal ECG page has been updated with a short segment on p waves. After 30 years we have only just realised this was missing!
Copyright and access of AI tools to the manual
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Stellate ganglion block
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about stellate ganglion block.
Lignocaine and outcomes from in hospital cardiac arrest
The Cardiac arrest in special circumstances page has been updated with additional information about the possible superiority of lignocaine in this situation and outcomes.
Investigations in PEA/asystole
The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about investigations in PEA/asystole.