JC: Vitamin SCepTiC?
We all love the idea of a magic bullet for sepsis. Despite having had our fingers burnt here before (like this time, and this time and […]
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We all love the idea of a magic bullet for sepsis. Despite having had our fingers burnt here before (like this time, and this time and […]
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This week I am off to one of the most enjoyable conferences I can get to in the UK. The Trauma Care conference is usually held around the Midlands and
Top 10+1 trauma papers 2016-17. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Clinical scenario: A multi-morbid, elderly patient with renal failure and recently diagnosed hyperkalaemia suffers a cardiac arrest in your busy resuscitation area before you can start appropriate treatment. You
JC: Intubate or not intubate? That is the question… Read More »
Introducing self-rostering and annualised hours Over the last few years, in response to our ever-growing popularity with the public, the number of consultants at the St.Emlyn’s ED in Virchester has
Identifying, treating and prognosticating patients who attend the Emergency Department with infective symptoms, is part of the bread and butter of an emergency physician’s practice. It’s important that we
JC: Are we getting cosy on the septic SOFA? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
The topic of lower back pain of undifferentiated origin is one that is close to my heart for at least two reasons. The first one is professional, as daily we
JC: Turn it Down to 11 – Benzos for Back Pain Read More »
On June 15th 2016, I delivered an 8 minute talk arguing that we strongly consider the administration of systemic thrombolytics in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism at SMACCDub. This talk
Depending on your department the frequency with which you are faced with the need to transfer a critically ill intubated patient may vary but it is something we think all
The Emergency Department Transfer: Patient, Preparation and People. St.Emlyn’s Read More »