What can early pupil responses tell us after cardiac arrest? This 2018 review examines a large French observational study, separating association with outcome from the ability to predict an individual patient’s recovery. It challenges decisions based on a single early finding and considers how prognosis is discussed.
JC: Do early pupil responses predict outcome in cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s Read More
The opening day of badEMfest 2018 puts equality, advocacy and African-led solutions at the centre of emergency care. This report brings together discussions of traditional medicine, respectful transgender care, point-of-care ultrasound and resuscitation, asking how local context and unequal access shape what clinicians can achieve.
#badEMfest18 Day 1. St Emlyn’s Read More
This archived announcement introduces the first St Emlyn’s Live conference, scheduled for Manchester on 9 October 2018. It outlines the meeting’s focus on evidence, clinical excellence, the philosophy of emergency care and wellbeing, with early speaker introductions and the educational aims behind the event.
#StEmlynsLIVE: October 9th 2018. Read More
What makes a teaching course useful back in the clinical workplace? This report from Cape Town’s Teaching CoOp in 2018 explores presentation skills, educational theory, bedside teaching and simulation. It highlights supportive learning cultures, understanding learners’ reasoning and making practical teaching work with available resources.
The Teaching Course Cape Town. St Emlyn’s Read More
Did the SMART trial settle the debate about balanced fluids and saline in intensive care? This 2018 journal club examines its cluster-randomised design, small difference in a composite kidney outcome and interpretation of mortality findings. It asks how much weight clinicians should give the results.
JC: Balanced fluids vs Saline on the ICU. The SMART trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
Can inhaling an alcohol swab ease nausea in the emergency department? This 2018 appraisal examines a small trial comparing isopropyl alcohol and oral ondansetron combinations. It considers symptom relief, difficulties with blinding and sampling limitations, explaining why the findings do not establish a replacement for established antiemetic treatment.
JC: More on alcohol sniffing and nausea. St.Emlyn’s Read More
This archived announcement introduces Manchester’s Teaching Co-Operative Course on 10–12 October 2018. It outlines a practical approach to clinical education, connecting learning theory with bedside teaching, presentations, simulation, feedback and wellbeing, and introduces the international faculty behind the three-day programme.
The Teaching Co-Operative Course. 10-12 October 2018. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A film of a 1970s casualty department prompts reflection on how emergency medicine has changed. Simon Carley contrasts advances in staffing, skills and facilities with familiar pressures, while noticing calm teamwork, teaching and public health advice in a very different clinical environment.
The Blood and Guts Shift. Virchester in the 1970s. Read More
