Here in Virchester we believe that families are important. Natalie has written before about the benefits of family presence during paediatric resuscitation and it’s pretty much standard practice in both […]
JC: Family presence for Brain Death Evaluation. St.Emlyn’s Read More
This week has seen some real progress on the crisis in emergency medicine recruitment within the UK. Health Education England appears to be taking recruitment really seriously with a document
Cliff Mann on UK Emergency Medicine recruitment. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Sometimes you just feel like a bit of a fool. Like today when I wrote the post below and then asked Dr May to have a look at it. Can
JC: There’s no jump with a precordial thump. St.Emlyn’s Read More
I’m always on the look out for RCTs relevant to emergency medicine and I have an automated search set up in PubMed to bring any to my attention (does everyone
JC: IV Fluids for alcohol intoxication. St.Emlyn’s Read More
OK folks, the debates around PE & ACS investigation over the last few years have been fantastic. Not only have they challenged our reliance on protocols, the debates have also
JC: I’ll just ask Dr Google..for some PE/ACS investigation advice @ St.Emlyn’s Read More
At St.Emlyn’s we recognise that there are a lot of journals out there. Far too many to keep a track of and far too many for one human to read
JC. Should we X-ray before manipulating a displaced ankle fracture? St.Emlyn’s Read More
The setting – Resus, The ED, St.Emlyn’s, Virchester The event – A major trauma team resuscitation, multiple stabbing to chest and abdo. The patient has arrived and you’re just about
There’s a vIP in the ED at St.Emlyn’s Read More
Many thanks to the twitter FOAMites for alerting us to an online first paper in the NEJM on the use of therapeutic hypothermia post cardiac arrest. If you’ve followed St.Emlyn’s
JC: What’s the target temperature for OOHCA cooling. St.Emlyn’s Read More
