Michael Gibbs

An unresponsive, unknown male around 50 years old presents to the ED via EMS post-return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after being found in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest. Current vitals include a heart rate of 85 bpm, blood pressure of 78/40 mmHg, and oxygen saturation of 86 percent with bag-valve-mask assisted ventilations. The team is discussing how to rapidly optimize hemodynamics to intubate as soon as possible.

DP is a 70-year-old male with a past medical history significant for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) on clopidogrel who presents with acute intracranial hemorrhage. The team is discussing antithrombotic reversal treatment options. It is reasonable to consider the use of desmopressin (DDAVP) for patients with life-threatening bleeding with platelet dysfunction or in the setting of anti-platelet therapy.

A technology-assisted service that addresses the challenges of inadequate healthcare provision and underemployed medical professionals in Ethiopia has received a prize worth £10,000 for first place at the annual StartUp Sussex Awards The 2023 University of Sussex Entrepreneur of the Year was Development Studies MA student Emnet Tiruneh. Her social enterprise, Addis Health, was judged to be both the best commercial proposal and to have the most potential to bring about positive social change.