Abstract Military anaesthesia is a key specialty in the Australian Defence Force of the twenty-first century. Currently, some sixty Service anaesthetists, all Reservists within the three Services, form the craft cadre from which all volunteers are drawn for overseas operational deployments. This tradition of volunteer service commenced with the commissioning of Lieutenant John Henry Hill… Read more »
“Take care of him, and whatsoever more thou spend, …I will repay thee” The Parable of the Good Samaritan St. Luke 10:35 Australians are privileged to live in one of the freest, richest, safest and healthiest nations on earth. The common indices of health – such as infant mortality rates and life expectancy – place… Read more »
Abstract Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the core component of both Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support skills. Modern first aid, as a discipline of drills and skills to preserve life and limb, had its genesis in military surgery albeit with a history of barely two centuries. The extension of teaching of first aid skills… Read more »
