A selection of trauma papers from 2016–17 explores whole-body CT, traumatic brain injury, coagulopathy, cardiac arrest and airway care. This Trauma Care conference companion weighs findings against study limitations and asks which results might meaningfully change emergency practice.
Top 10+1 trauma papers 2016-17. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Anand Swaminathan revisits his SMACCDub argument for considering thrombolysis in selected patients with submassive pulmonary embolism. This 2017 opinion piece weighs possible functional benefits against major bleeding, emphasising patient selection, shared decisions and the uncertainty in the evidence available then.
Should selected cardiac arrest patients bypass their nearest hospital for a specialist centre? This 2017 review examines a London pilot trial, explaining its narrow patient group and why demonstrating feasibility is different from establishing an improvement in survival.
JC: Cardiac arrest centres and bypass. St.Emlyn’s Read More
How should emergency medicine education change when information is instantly available and learning crosses borders? This 2017 talk companion challenges fact-recall assessments, explores personal learning networks and argues that online engagement must be accompanied by critical appraisal skills.
The future of Emergency Medicine Education in the Social Age. St.Emlyn’s Read More
How were emergency medicine’s research priorities chosen in 2017? This report and podcast introduction describe the James Lind Alliance and RCEM process, bringing patients, clinicians and researchers together to rank unanswered questions and guide future research beyond individual interests.
Here’s the top 10 (and more) research priorities in EM. James Lind & St.Emlyn’s Read More
Can emergency medicine remain a broad specialty as clinical practice becomes more specialised? Reflecting on his SMACCDub debate with Scott Weingart, Simon Carley examines generalism, critical-care skills and the risk that subspecialisation fragments the team’s ability to care for undifferentiated patients.
An uncomfortable truth: Is Emergency Medicine a failed paradigm? St.Emlyn’s Read More
A 2017 Northern Emergency Medicine conference companion introduces eleven papers on resuscitation, trauma, paediatric asthma and clinician wellbeing. Short appraisals and links to fuller discussions encourage readers to look beyond headline results before deciding what the findings mean for their patients.
10+1 papers for the Northern Emergency Medicine conference. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The St Emlyn’s team looks back on 2016 through clinical successes, teaching experiences, research milestones and personal moments. These reflections share the people, ideas and learning opportunities that mattered to the contributors, alongside hopes for the year ahead.
2016 Review. St.Emlyn’s Read More
