Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
The first time you are faced with a mass-casualty incident
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The first time you are faced with a mass-casualty incident
Thursday 1 March 2018, 11:15 AM

Get everyone who is mobile to move to a separate, but defined area
Being first on the scene of a mass-casualty accident requires you to operate in a way that may go against your instincts and engrained practice as a doctor or nurse
What’s your worst nightmare? I have a recurring one of being chased around a maze by a massive steel ball – I wake just as it’s about to crush me. Wh, Triage algorithm
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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