Category: Critical Care
Resuscitology is coming to Manchester: 14th December 2019.
We are delighted to announce that the Resuscitology course is coming to Manchester on the 14th December 2019. You can book the course using the links at the bottom of this page. THE COURSE Join …
JC: The metabolic and biochemical characteristics of packed red cell transfusions.
In the UK it’s now standard practice in hypovolaemic/bleeding trauma to use packed red cells as the first line resuscitation fluid. That’s what we keep in the fridge in the emergency department resus room of …
JC: Lower GI bleeding guidance. St Emlyn’s
The management of the patient with apparent lower GI (gastro-intestinal) bleeding is, in my experience at least, somewhat variable. Unlike upper GI bleeding where the standards and expectations are reasonably well known1,2, the lower GI …
JC: The Resuscitative Care Unit. St Emlyn’s
Ordinarily when we bring a Journal Club post, it’s because we want to present some form of data that can make a difference to your clinical practice. This week it’s slightly different as we’ve picked …
Psychological performance in the resus room. Ashley Liebig at #stemlynsLIVE
This talk focuses on how we can optimise our psychological performance in critical care situations, the type of situations that Simon describes as Time Critical, Information light. The Audio is available below, or watch the …
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, …