Show Notes
On Episode 10, we discuss crossbows and snakebites with emergency nurse/midwife and author Christian Wright. Christian is a remote health nurse in the Northern Territory with extensive experience in emergency/paediatric rural medicine. Christian highlights the treatment of patients from minor to major in areas where access, circumstance and culture play a significant role. We discuss cross-cultural medicine, aboriginal sensitivities, working as a sole practioner and dealing with minor to major trauma. Christian also gives advice about support networks and cultural immersion. The case of the week is an interesting listen as Christian retells his encounter with a brown snake where he found himself as the patient. Snake bite article Stars align for Perth nurse bitten by a snake in Karijini National Park
Christian Wrights Publications Are male partners of pregnant women treated negatively in maternity care? click this link to article full text Gastroschisis: A review of practice click this link to article Barriers to implementing diagnostic domestic violence screening click this Link to full text article Mind over Matter: Inside Hypnobirthing Click this link to full text article
Recommended Readings for rural Health Professionals CARPA Standard Treatment Manual 7th Edition CARPA manual Link Growing Up Our Way: The First Year of Life in Remote Aboriginal Australia Link to full text article BOOK “Why Warriors Lie Down and Die” by Richard Trudgen link to book
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