The management of the patient with apparent lower GI (gastro-intestinal) bleeding is, in my experience at least, somewhat variable. Unlike upper GI bleeding where the standards and expectations are reasonably […]
JC: Lower GI bleeding guidance. St Emlyn’s Read More »
Every so often, a paper comes along that contradicts your gut feeling and/or current practice and makes you really think hard. That happened to me this weekend. You may have
JC: Clots in Pots gets Top Spot. Thromboprophylaxis at St.Emlyn’s Read More »
When can and should we withdraw from continuing resuscitation in the ED? The standby phone rings: Post cardiac arrest patient, approximately 50. Intubated, BP 80/40, GCS 3. ETA 5 minutes.
Today, to much excitement, we saw the release of the NICE major trauma guidance.  Nat did an excellent review of the draft guidance, which you can read here. We now
Robocop gets the NICE 2016 major trauma treatment. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
A draft of the NICE guidance on assessment and management of major trauma was released this morning for stakeholder consultation. If you work in a major trauma centre, in a trauma
Speak Up! Have your say on the NICE guidance for Major Trauma Read More »
Is Mental Health a Problem in the ED? Acute (and chronic) mental health issues in the ED, to me, represent one of the trickiest and perhaps most poorly dealt with
Are We Doing All We Can For Mental Health? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Sepsis has been a big topic of research over the years (understatement), and the last 18 months have seen the publication of data that has made us, once again,
Sepsis 2015: EGDT without the “G”? Read More »
You’ve probably already seen that the Royal College of Radiologists this week published CEM-approved guidelines for imaging in paediatric trauma. The document itself is open access, isn’t actually that long
Imaging in Paediatric Trauma – Guide to the RCR Guidelines. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
