The GP who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson tells his story
Dr Chris Webster had medical records ready, splayed before him on the bench. Hospital staff were warned to keep clear. He had even discussed his…
Tag: Emergency medicine
‘His eyes were staring from behind a mask of dust’: My day as a flying doctor deep underground
Dr Elizabeth Green’s memoir is called No Time for Makeup. Here the GP and Flying Doctor tells how she found herself clinging to a metal…
Bathing under the influence: Public ignorant of the drowning risk
Researchers have called for a public health campaign on the danger of taking a bath while inebriated after finding that one Australian dies a month…
‘I really do not want to do this’: Doctor amputates trapped rafter’s leg in life-or-death mission
A doctor has described the immense stress of amputating the leg of a man underwater in fast-flowing rapids to save his life. Rescuers had tried…
Dr Lisa Searle on life between war zones and bulldozers
GP Dr Lisa Searle’s life is one of extremes — from providing medical care in war-torn countries to chaining herself to bulldozers in old-growth forests.…
Nurse suspended after stealing morphine from patients
A nurse has been sanctioned after repeatedly ‘misappropriating’ morphine from a regional ED, including doses intended for patients. The WA State Administrative Tribunal said he…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this gum pain?
Emma is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a four-week history of progressive gingival swelling, pain, bleeding and now purulent exudate. Test your clinical…
Crushed skulls, missing helmets and data blind spots: E-scooter trauma alarming surgeons
Among the PowerPoint slides shared with colleagues by vascular surgeon Dr John Crozier are videos of e-scooter falls and the gory images of the wounds…
GP who botched his first face lift guilty of hubris, tribunal says
A GP without training in invasive cosmetic procedures performed a face lift for acne scarring that breached the patient’s occipital artery, a tribunal says. The…
We have ways of tracking patient deterioration. So why aren’t we using them to save lives?
I like to look back at my career — both the successes and the failures. Although I am now non-practising, I believe I have insight…
