Ep 187 Crashing Anaphylaxis – AMAX4 Algorithm and The Max McKenzie Case

Ep 187 Crashing Anaphylaxis – AMAX4 Algorithm and The Max McKenzie Case

Author: Dr. Anton Helman September 26, 2023 Duration: 39:16
I had the enormous honour of interviewing Dr. Ben McKenzie, EM physician and a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne studying the topic of resuscitation algorithms in anaphylaxis and asthma. The tragic death of his son Ben McKenzie at the age 15 from hypoxic respiratory arrest as a result of anaphylaxis and asthma in 2021 has led Dr. McKenzie on a mission to prevent deaths from anaphylaxis and asthma by educating emergency providers around the world using his AMAX4 algorithm as a framework... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

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