Highlights and a podcast from day two of the London Trauma Conference 2014, spanning trauma in older people, children and pregnant patients. The team also reflects on performance culture, learning from deaths, the future of ATLS and debates about ultrasound, vascular access and social media.
St Emlyn’s at the London Trauma Conference – Day 2 Read More
How can a discharge conversation help patients understand what is known, what remains uncertain and when to return? Natalie May outlines an approach to safety netting that combines empathy, clear explanations, expected recovery, warning signs and written advice, with attention to carers and communication with primary care.
#CommunicatED 1: Discharge & Safety Netting in ED Read More
A 2014 review of button battery ingestion and insertion in children, with an accompanying podcast. Natalie May explains why these small objects deserve particular attention, discussing unwitnessed events, radiographic clues, complications that may appear after removal and the importance of clear advice to parents.
Hide And Seek: Button Batteries in the Emergency Department Read More
An archived appeal from October 2014 to support African emergency medicine clinicians attending AFCEM in Addis Ababa. The post highlights the value of sharing experience across countries and resource settings, and the difficulties funding delegate participation during the Ebola outbreak.
Developing EM – Support an African Delegate Read More
For clinicians new to paediatric emergency care, Natalie May introduces teaching resources on communicating with children and approaching the sick child systematically. Two recorded talks cover practical paediatric tips, an ABCDE assessment and neonatal considerations, alongside links for trainees moving between adult and paediatric emergency departments.
Stop Crying Your Heart Out – Paediatrics at St Emlyn’s Read More
How should a clinician respond when a patient wants to record a consultation? Natalie May’s 2014 UK-focused discussion explores discomfort, trust, consent, information recall and the differences between patient-made and clinician-made recordings, drawing on the professional guidance available at the time.
For the Record: Can Patients Record Clinical Consultations? Read More
Could a follow-up phone call reduce return visits after a child leaves the emergency department? This 2014 appraisal examines a Canadian study in which callers collected concerns without answering them, questioning allocation methods, outcome measurement and whether reattendance alone can tell us that care was better or worse.
JC – Just Checking: Do Follow-Up Phone Calls Reduce Reattendance to PED? Read More
A guide to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2014 recommendations on imaging injured children. Natalie May explains why paediatric injury patterns and radiation concerns require a distinct approach, then works through the report’s advice by body region and the role of clinical assessment in deciding whether to image.
Imaging in Paediatric Trauma – Guide to the RCR Guidelines. St.Emlyn’s Read More
