CASE 38 Incident A 60-year-old man has presented to a general hospital Emergency Department following sudden-onset headache and collapse. A CT scan reveals intracranial haemorrhage. He was intubated and ventilated…
CASE 39 Tasking and retrieval coordination are crucial aspects of pre-hospital and retrieval medicine (see also Case 20). The role demands high-level decision making, often in the presence of incomplete…
CASE 26 Incident A 34-year-old female has presented to a rural community clinic with headache, back pain and a rash. Clinical information at time of tasking: • P 130. •…
CASE 27 Incident A 1-month-old baby has presented to a local clinic with a fast heart rate and poor feeding. There is no relevant past medical history and the mother…
CASE 34 Incident A previously well 18-month-old baby has been brought into a rural clinic following an episode of fitting. The fits appear to have terminated but the child is…
CASE 21 Incident The tasking agency receives numerous calls reporting multiple explosions in a crowded urban shopping complex and housing development. No other information is available. The PHR team are…
CASE 20 The following questions relate to the tasking and coordination of physician-led PHR teams (see also Case 39). Tasking and clinical coordination are crucial aspects of pre-hospital and retrieval…
CASE 22 Incident The tasking agency has received reports of multiple persons collapsed in an underground train station during evening ‘rush hour’. No other information is available. The PHR team…
CASE 12 Incident A 27-year-old female has been struck by an underground electric train. The tasking agency advises that the patient is trapped by her legs but is communicating. Relevant…
CASE 17 Incident A 28-year-old female motorcyclist has collided with a vehicle sustaining multiple injuries including a presumed traumatic brain injury and chest, abdominal, pelvic and limb injuries. Pre-hospital RSI…
