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The new, tweaked version of Resus Algorithms was actually released a few days ago. The tweaks just make some of the buttons look better and format the tables a little bit better for iPhone screens. You can still get them both from the usual places. iOS version Android version Subjective Effect is working on some new apps. Watch this space for things happening in February and March.

Resus Algorithms v1.2.1 is out on the App Store for iOS5+ devices. This is a modified-for-iPhone version of the current v1.2.1 for Android. Get it HERE. And get the Android version here.

Resus Algorithms v1.2.1 is out on the Play Store. This was a swift update after v1.2.0 was published on Jan 7th 2014, to fix a few small things and add a navigation tip. Resus Algorithms now includes the Anaphylaxis Algorithm. iOS version is on it's way - just ironing out some small issues!

We're probably never going to get a true Universal Anaesthetic Chart because of differences in standards across countries, but we could have a National Chart in the same way as Wales has had the All Wales Drug Chart for several years. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477322/ In particular it has been suggested that " The movement of doctors between hospitals within the NHS is now substantial and hospital-based non-medical prescribers are also beginning to move around the UK. This only makes an even stronger case for moving from independently developed prescription charts to a common approach."   http://www.aomrc.org.uk/projects/standards-in-patient-prescription-charts.html There is a group working on standardising the nomenclature of Anaesthetic Charts for electronic records and compatibility with HL7 ( http://www.hl7.org.uk/ ) and so on. In the meantime I've been developing something in conjunction with Dr Richard Griffiths of the AAGBI . Towar...

I administered the mobile phone voting system at the DAS Meeting 2013 at Ascot ( http://www.das.uk.com ) and I think all who attended agreed that this type of interactivity added a lot of flavour and stimulation to the discussion of the case presentations. These are some samples of the results. This first one is from a comparison between the expert panel, comprised of 7 members, and the audience, 140 of whom responded. Experts & The Audience This was a case regarding a large wound haematoma secondary to C-spine surgery. The haematoma was anterior to the larynx causing severe narrowing of the airway with stridor. Unfortunately I don't have the CT image from the presentation. Of the four options (and one "other") the expert panel was split between the two awake options on offer. The audience, whilst largely agreeing with the experts, gave a wider range of choices with a significant number of people opting for IV induction. Bear in mind - the audience d...

Over 500 people have the app installed, most of them in the UK. iOS version is still on the way and hopefully will be available by Christmas.

Resus Algorithms v1.0.0 was released onto the Google Play store yesterday, 1st Oct 2013, following over a month of release as a beta without any crash registrations or complaints. The latest version has a smaller memory footprint, is full-screen and has some text alterations for smaller screened devices. It will also give a one time only prompt to users for a rating. Feedback, as always, welcome and wanted.