10 more questions added to the Life support quiz
10 More questions have been added to the Life support quiz, bringing the total in the question bank to 33.
Resuscitation
Life support quiz
The Life support quiz has been revised and updated. Nine new questions have been added to the bank so the quiz will be different each time it is taken.
Blood products
The Blood products page has had a few minor updates.
Clotting factor replacement
The Clotting factor replacement page has had a few minor updates.
Platelet transfusion key points
Key points have been added to the Platelet transfusion page.
Platelet transfusion
The Platelet transfusion page has had a number of minor updates.
Hypertension emergencies key points
Key points have been added to the Hypertension emergencies page.
Manual intraosseous needle image
An image of a manual intraosseous needle has been added to the Intraosseous access page.
CVC insertion technique
The CVC insertion technique page has had a few minor updates.
Central venous access
The Central venous access page has had a few minor additional updates.
Paediatric vascular access page removed
As the content of the page has been moved to the Intraosseous access and Central venous access pages, the Paediatric vascular access page has been removed.
Intraosseous access
A new page called Intraosseous access has been created from the sections in the Paediatric vascular access and Difficult IV access pages, This means all the information about IO access is now on a single page.
Difficult IV access
The Difficult IV access page has had a minor revision and update.
Peripheral IV catheter insertion
The Peripheral IV catheter insertion page has had a minor revision and update.
Peripheral IV access sites
The Peripheral IV access sites page has had a minor revision and update.
Intravenous cannulae
The Intravenous cannulae page has had a minor revision and update.
Hydralazine
The Drugs for hypertensive emergencies page has been updated with some additional information about hydralazine.
Proximal femoral anatomy and regional block target areas image
A new image showing the proximal femoral anatomy and target areas for regional nerve blocks has been added to the Regional anaesthesia page.
Pericapsular nerve block
A short segment on Pericapsular nerve block has been added to the Regional anaesthesia page.
Local anaesthetic toxicity
Commonly used LA doses for some regional blocks have been included in the Local anaesthesia page for reference.