Isbister Bitsy Spider - a podcast by Dan Rusyniak & Howard Greller
from 2018-05-25T16:00
Join Dan (@drusyniak) &howard (@heshiegreshie) as they palaver with Dr. Geoff Isbister (@geoff_isbister) about the poison playground that is Australia. Snakes, spiders and quetiapine, oh my! Learn what color of snake to look out for (hint: all of them), learn how Australians do research (on themselves), and why generally leaving your house down under is a terrible idea. So be like an Aussie, have no fear and turn up the volume.
Delicious Links
- Join Dr. Isbister at The University of Newcastle Australia clinical toxicology research group
- The amazing, and bizarre, discovery of Irukandji Syndrome
- A great overview of neurotoxic marine poisoning
- And what discussion of Australia would be complete without a discussion of spider bites. And another. . .
- More than dermal problems. Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy resulting from life-threatening funnel-web spider envenoming.
- “A pints a pound the whole world round”. As it is with intentional overdoses.Quetiapine Poisoning - A Case Series
- Potentially practice changing, practical approach to a commonly misinterpreted value. Drug induced QT prolongation: the measurement and assessment of the QT interval in clinical practice
- Hungry? Not sure what to do with that little yellow and brown jar? Hugh Jackman Shows Jimmy How to Really Eat Vegemite
- The official Twitter account of Vegemite
- Before trying anything, learn about the pioneers who did it first. Who Goes First? The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine by Lawrence K. Altman
- How a prank phone call to Tobias Drundridge sparked an international controversy.
- Well, it's true. Apparently, the dingo really did eat (kill) the baby.
ReBOA Official Translation
Australian:
Strewth, I got into a bingle after chucking a u-e on my way to the bottle o. Coppas and ambos came, blood everywhere. Took me to the A&E, it was chockablock.
Non-bogan / English:
Oh no. I was in a car accident, when I was on my way to the liquor establishment. I was performing a U-turn. The police and the paramedics arrived, there was blood all around. I was taken to the ER and it was full.
Australian:
G’day ya bastards! Howaaaare youse, awrite? Out in the whoop whoop, if trauma strikes, you’re in the sticks kilometers away from bugger all. With a massive injury, you’d be stuffed if you used outdated technology like the MAST snake. Its pretty flaky mate and is all cracking the shits.
Non-bogan / English:
Hello friends. How are you? Good? In the Outback, if trauma strikes, you’re in the remote countryside, quite isolated. With massive trauma, you’d be in trouble if you used outdated technology like the MAST (military anti shock trouser) snake. It’s pretty unreliable and quite frustrating.
Australian:
But thanks to your ‘ol cobbers at Witness Protection Products Straya, we have a better way. ReBOA - Resuscitative Extra-Vascular BOA constrictor. She’s a bloody ripper. It’s got a swish design, unlike other devices that have heads like a dropped pie and frankly, I reckon they’ve got a few ‘roos loose in the top paddock. But with ReBOA, she’ll be right mate.
Non-bogan / English:
But thanks to your friends at Witness Protection Products Australia, we have a better way. ReBOA. Resuscitative Extravascular BOA constrictor. It’s great. It’s got a nice design, unlike other unattractive devices that I don’t consider sensible. But with ReBOA, it’s going to be fine.
Australian:
When you’re flat out like a lizard drinking and need to make sure patients, who are like dog’s breakfast, get a fair suck of the sauce bottle, you don’t want to carry on like a pork chop. ReBOA is an absolute piece of piss. Just take the snake and apply right above the budgie smugglers and let nature do her work. No complications. Just continuous, unremitting abdominal pressure. Is that good or what? Bloody oath!! And its a fair dinkum mate.
Non-bogan / English:
When you’re very busy and need to make good decisions for patients that are a mess, you don’t want to be dramatic. The ReBOA is super easy. Just take the snake and apply right above the undies and let nature do her work. No complications. Just continuous, unremitting abdominal pressure. Is that good? The answer is an enthusiastic yes. Honestly.
Australian:
In Straya, everything’s out to kill ya, so get the toughest gear around. Don’t be a drongo. REBOA - it’s Aussie for resuscitation.
Non-bogan / English:
In Australia, everything’s deadly, so get the best tool for the job. Don’t be a fool. ReBOA - it’s Australian for resuscitation.
Special Thanks
We just want to take a moment to thank you, our listeners, for one year of toxicology fun. This is the last episode of our first season, and we’re thrilled to have you along with us for the ride. As a bit of housekeeping, we’re going to be discontinuing the @dantastictox Twitter handle, and focus our social media efforts on the larger endeavor at The Tox & The Hound. As always, we are looking for feedback - comments, questions, suggestions, recipes, etc. Let us know. Reach us at @toxandhound. We want to hear from you!
Thank you to our house band Pretty Simple Duo (@prettysimpleduo), Josh Shelov (@shelovj) and Witness Protection Products, Australia.
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