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NZ burn surgeons 'taken to limits' of expertise

13th December 2019
Surgical teams treating dozens of casualties suffering horrific burns after a deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand will be…
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Dr Jorge Leon-Villapalos.
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

How would you manage this ingested foreign body?

11th December 2019
Ellie is a three-year-old girl brought into the ED on Christmas Day after reporting to her parents that she had swallowed a…
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button battery on X-ray
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Patients waiting longer for elective surgery

11th December 2019
Australians are waiting longer for elective surgery and ED care than they were five years ago, according to new national…
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Surgery
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Teen's penis degloved in rare handlebar accident

10th December 2019
A UK teenager’s penis has been degloved and his scrotum ripped open in an “unusual” bike accident, which highlights the…
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Bicycling
Medical Observer Opinion

Can virtual reality teach CPR to a life-saving level?

10th December 2019
Research has suggested that almost 60% of the 20,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in Australia do not receive by…
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VR headset
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Poisons hotline reports rise in calls about essential oils

9th December 2019
Calls about essential oil poisonings are on the rise, with some people deliberately ingesting the aromatic concoctions for…
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Essential oil
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GP warns of long-term impact of bushfire smoke

6th December 2019
Weeks of bushfires across NSW has created a toxic cocktail of pollution and emissions in the air that presents a health risk…
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Dr Kim Loo