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The following video presentation is a brief overview of the role of the confederate in simulation. Quite simply, the confederate is one of the best tools I have found in the quest to enhance the fidelity/realism for participants in immersive simulation. I will be presenting soon at the Laerdal SUN […]

Plants in Simulation

This entry was posted in Simulation and tagged #FOAMed confederate simulation on May 14, 2014 by Jesse Spurr

My first reaction when asked to write a piece for Injectable Orange was almost embarrassment that someone felt I had something to contribute to this up swell of amazing nursing and medical blogs that have changed the way I think about reflective learning over the last 3 years. This was […]

What Happens When You Work With Warring Tribes?

This entry was posted in Nursing Professional and tagged #FOAMed Communication ICU Outreach Tribes on April 9, 2014 by Jesse Spurr

The evidence around high flow humidified nasal oxygen in adult patients is developing, although the physiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Instead of replicating information relating to the performance and summary of mechanisms, I’d encourage you to check out this very succinct and thorough overview from the LITFL […]

Poor Man’s “High” Flow Nasal Oxygen

This entry was posted in Evidence-Based Practice and tagged #FOAMed Medical Emergency Oxygen Respiratory on April 4, 2014 by Jesse Spurr

I am incredibly excited to welcome Patrick Bafuma on board as a guest author to Injectable Orange. Patrick is an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant in Hudson Valley, New York. This role was quite foreign to me before “meeting” Patrick. The physician assistant practices medicine under the supervision of a Physician […]

Life, Death and God in ED

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged #FOAMed Emergency Palliative Care Physician Assistant on April 2, 2014 by Jesse Spurr

I am an old school nurse of the generational belief that the old ways, once learnt, are the right way, and the way it should be forever more. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are just a perverted way of checking out whether old school friends and ex-girlfriends […]

FOAM & Social Media: The New Learning for an Old ...

This entry was posted in Nursing Professional Social Media & Conferences and tagged #FOAMed Guest Author Nursing on March 30, 2014 by Jesse Spurr

SMACCGOLD 2014 on the Gold Coast was like punk rock. Subversive, political, honest, rough at the edges and committed to thrashing out the issues that matter. Ironically, on further reflection, the second installation of Social Media and Critical Care Conference struck me as having parallels with one of my favourite […]

SMACCGOLD – Punk Rock, Paeds, Palliation & People

This entry was posted in FOAM Social Media & Conferences and tagged #FOAMed Paeds Punk Rock Radio Birdman SMACC SMACCGOLD on March 23, 2014 by Jesse Spurr