Iain and Simon review the St Emlyn’s blog and podcast from July and August 2023. Topics include trauma, burnout, prehospital care, training for high-acuity, low-occurrence procedures and paediatric ultrasound.
Podcast – July/August 2023 Monthly Round Up Read More
Does an emergency physician’s age relate to patient outcomes? This appraisal examines a retrospective study of older US patients, its association between physician age and seven-day mortality, and the uncertainty about what might explain that association.
JC: How old is your doctor? Read More
Top 10 papers from 2022-2023 for the SASEM 2023 conference in Jeddah.
SASEM 2023. Top 10 papers Read More
Should patients with restored circulation after cardiac arrest bypass their nearest hospital for a specialist centre? This appraisal of the ARREST trial examines patients without ST elevation, the lack of a survival benefit and the limits of applying London’s results elsewhere.
The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives? Read More
Simon Carley describes volunteering with BASICS and the North West Prehospital Critical Care Charity. This introduction explains how volunteer responders support the ambulance service, how they are activated and governed, and how the charity funds its work.
BASICS, NWPCCC and EPHC. St Emlyn’s Read More
How accurately can prehospital clinicians recognise life-threatening injuries from clinical examination? This appraisal examines a retrospective trauma study, the limits of its diagnostic accuracy findings and why uncertainty should inform decisions without abandoning examination altogether.
Can clinical examination identify life-threatening injuries? Read More
How do you prepare a whole team for high-acuity, low-occurrence procedures? The third HALO article explores shared mental rehearsal, simulation, role clarity and debriefing, including how to support colleagues who encounter these procedures without prior preparation.
Training for HALO procedures. Part 3: The Team. Read More
The TOP-ART trial of Artesunate in the treatment of bleeding trauma patients. This RCT shows no benefit and potential harm, but it may be more complex than that. Further work may be needed on immunomodulation in bleeding trauma patients.
TOP-ART study: Artesunate for bleeding trauma patients Read More
