Iain and Simon review January 2022 on the St Emlyn’s blog. This monthly podcast brings together critical appraisal, a discussion of ‘ECG thrusting’ and the complex physiology featured that month.
Podcast – January 2022 Monthly Round Up Read More
Simon Carley’s SASEM 2022 talk challenges familiar assumptions in resuscitation. The accompanying post explores airway management, chest drainage, calcium, transfusion and team behaviour, asking whether procedures are driven by patient need or clinicians’ habits and preferences.
SASEM: Myths in resuscitation practice. St Emlyn’s Read More
How should patients and clinicians help decide what emergency medicine researches next? This February 2022 post introduces a renewed James Lind Alliance priority-setting exercise, reflecting on earlier funded questions and explaining how ideas were gathered for the next round.
James Lind research priority setting. St Emlyn’s Read More
A 2022 appraisal of a randomised trial comparing etomidate and ketamine for emergency intubation. It considers seven-day and 28-day survival, cardiovascular outcomes and the limits of applying results from a single US centre to other patients and airway systems.
JC: Etomidate vs. Ketamine for emergency intubation. St Emlyn’s Read More
Iain and Simon revisit highlights from the St Emlyn’s blog in December 2021. The episode combines the monthly round-up with reflections on the year and a look ahead to 2022.
Podcast – December 2021 Monthly Round Up Read More
Can newer CT scanners reliably exclude subarachnoid haemorrhage beyond six hours? This 2021 appraisal examines a retrospective study, focusing on patient selection, uncertain symptom timings and why cumulative sensitivity figures may not answer the emergency clinician’s question.
Are CT scanners getting more sensitive at detecting Subarachnoid haemorrhage? Read More
A 2021 review of pulse oximetry accuracy in patients assessed for ECMO. It examines differences in unrecognised hypoxaemia between reported racial groups, the limitations of retrospective data and why skin pigmentation needs more precise investigation than broad racial classifications allow.
JC: More on pulse oximetry and racial bias. St Emlyn’s Read More
Revisiting his debate with Scott Weingart, Simon Carley asks whether emergency medicine can continue to be everything to everyone. This 2021 reflection considers the specialty’s core work, increasing subspecialisation and the continuing need for generalists in less-supported settings.
CODA: Is Emergency Medicine a failed paradigm? Revisited with St Emlyn’s Read More
