Revisit a year of critical appraisal with the St Emlyn’s 2018 collection. This post introduces an ebook bringing together journal club discussions of prehospital, emergency and critical care research, with links to the book in several formats and to other St Emlyn’s publications.
St Emlyn’s 2018 Critical Appraisal book. Read More
Should adults receive midazolam or haloperidol before ketamine sedation in the ED? This 2019 trial appraisal weighs reduced agitation against longer recovery, examines the study’s size and outcome measures, and asks whether observed behaviour captures what matters to patients.
JC: Should we premedicate for ketamine sedation? St Emlyn’s Read More
Clare Richmond discusses continuing development in prehospital and resuscitation practice in this presentation recorded at St Emlyn’s Live 2018. The accompanying introduction describes her focus on principles, training and practice, with a recording for clinicians interested in developing themselves and their colleagues.
The Journey That Matters: Dr. Clare Richmond at #stemlynsLIVE Read More
The St Emlyn’s team looks back on 2018 through changes in clinical practice, memorable research, books, blogs and podcasts. Alongside personal highlights and experiences, contributors share what they learned and the people and ideas they were watching as 2019 began.
2018 thoughts and reflections Read More
Catch up with St Emlyn’s in the December 2018 podcast roundup. The accompanying reading links cover teamwork across specialty boundaries, clinical handover, chest trauma and HIV, alongside reports from the Intensive Care Society meeting and the FemInEM Ideas Exchange.
Podcast – December 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
Revisit the November 2018 St Emlyn’s podcast roundup and its accompanying reading list. Linked posts explore cognitive load, learning in the social age, a medical elective in South Africa and cardiac arrest care, with further reflections from the FemInEM Ideas Exchange.
Podcast – November 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
What makes a clinical handover work when a critically ill patient arrives? Drawing on a 2018 Intensive Care Society presentation, this post explores preparation, team attention, structured communication and follow-up. It offers adaptable principles for sharing essential information while recognising that urgent treatment sometimes takes priority.
Handover. Process, practice and controversy. #ICSSOA2018. St Emlyn’s Read More
Can some traumatic pneumothoraces and haemothoraces be managed without a chest drain? This 2018 appraisal examines a UK observational study, including patients receiving positive-pressure ventilation. It considers selection bias, the limits of a single-centre dataset and the importance of monitoring when conservative management is chosen.
JC: Conservative management of chest trauma. St Emlyn’s Read More
