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Clinical Communiqué Volume 10 Issue 2 June 2023

We present two cases of extubation crises in post-operative patients who had upper airway signs and symptoms from dental pathology.

A lack of cultural safety is a contributing factor in preventable hospital deaths.

In this edition we review the limits of decision-making tools in situations of alert fatigue and failure-to-escalate.

Pre-eminent leaders in health, law, and ethics reflect on the evolution of quality and patient safety in Australia and overseas.

Major trauma in the older adult population is on the rise. Once a patient falls, the odds of preventable mortality increase with age.

In this edition we look at paediatric appendicitis - the most common cause of acute abdomen in children.

The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

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The workshop explores what can be done to better enable prevention and manage unwanted sexual behaviour in RACS.

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Necrotising fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality.

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