The Podcasts of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care

An epistaxis can be severe enough that a patient becomes anaemic and develops shock.  How good are estimations, by patients and clinicians, of blood loss during an epistaxis?   Check out the papers mentioned Townend ML, Byers S. Visual estimation of blood loss by UK pre-hospital clinicians: an observational study. Br Paramed J. 2018 Jun 1;3(1):16-22. doi: 10.29045/14784726.2018.06.3.1.16. PMID: 33328801; PMCID: PMC7706754. Link Beer HL, Duvvi S, Webb CJ, Tandon S. Blood loss estimation in epistaxis scenarios. J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Jan;119(1):16-8. doi: 10.1258/0022215053222752. PMID: 15807956. Link Grigg, Sarah, Maunder, John, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Llewellyn, Stacey, 2020, Reliability of estimating blood loss in epistaxis, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology; Vol 3 (May 2020): Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020 Link     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH) in newborns is screened for by midwives, Plunket nurses, and GPs.  While not a routine part of UC practice, spotting signs and referring appropriately is something we should be aware of in urgent care.     Check out the StarshipHospital page on DDH   Check out the OrthoBullets page on DDH     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

The Jahss Manoeuvre is a technique used for reducing metacarpal neck fractures with unacceptable volar angulation.   Check out the original paper by Dr S. Jahss JAHSS, S. A.. FRACTURES OF THE METACARPALS: A New Method of Reduction and Immobilization. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 20(1):p 178-186, January 1938.   Check out the OrthoBullets page on Metacarpal fractures, by Dr J Blomberg   www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

This is a re-upload of the poem released last Christmas Eve.  The message still stands, so it warrents another listen this year.   Thank you to all the staff working in urgent care clinics over the holidays.     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

In this month's prescriber update there are a couple of interesting pieces on causes of anaphylaxis and angioedema, including a supplement that many may use after indulging at Christmas.     Check out the December 2025 Prescriber update   Report an adverse reaction to CARM     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad Christmas Elves by Francesco D'Andrea   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor