Category: Critical Care
JC: Can we really use IO blood for analysis? St Emlyn’s
For as long as I can remember I’ve been told that it is possible to analyse marrow from an intra-osseous (IO) needle. It’s been taught on lots of APLS courses I’ve attended (Ed – in …
JC: Should we use chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s
This is a question that we’ve addressed on the blog before and the evidence has been a little conflicting1–6. From a pathophysiological perspective the logic of using closed chest compressions in a patient who has …
Podcast Round Up March 2019. St Emlyn’s
Here’s our regular monthly round up of the best of the blog from March 2019
February 2019 Podcast round up: St Emlyn’s
Welcome to this month’s round up podcast with the St Emlyn’s team. This month Simon reviews the top posts from Feb 2019. Click on the play button below to listen to the podcast, or download …
Aortic Emergencies with George Willis at #stemlynsLIVE
Back in late 2018 we gathered in Manchester for the inaugural #stemlynsLIVE conference. Our friend Dr George Willis gave a great talk on Aortic Emergencies. There are loads of great tips in here about diagnostics, …
SMACC Day 3 Afternoon Sessions: St Emlyn’s
It’s the final SMACCdown here at Sydney, and we couldn’t be more sad. We’ve seen so many old friends, made so many new ones and had a chance to reconnect with colleagues and enhance our …
Smacc Day 3: Morning sessions. St Emlyn’s
After a rather spectacular SMACC party involving the usual mix of dancing, music and Karaoke we are back at the ICC for day 3. Practitioners advocating for humanity. You’ve probably heard of Esther Choo through …
January 2019 round up podcast. St Emlyn’s
Welcome to this month’s round up podcast with the St Emlyn;’s podcast. This month Simon is joined by Rick Body. Click on the play button below to listen to the podcast, or download to the …
JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s
This week we are briefly looking at an interesting paper that suggests that HEMS services have much to offer in the management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). We know that outcomes from TCA are poor, …
The Journey That Matters: Dr. Clare Richmond at #stemlynsLIVE
This podcast and presentation was recorded at the St Emlyn’s LIVE conference in Manchester 2018. In this presentation Clare takes us through the rationale, principles, training and practice that we need in order to continually …