Epinephrine use in cardiac arrest is controversial1,2. Despite patho-physiological arguments3,4 that it can improve brain perfusion and even that it may improve the rate of ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation) …
JC: Does Epinephrine work in Cardiac Arrest. St Emlyn’s Read More »
That your “drunk” patient with presumed alcohol intoxication is not simply drunk but in fact has a different, potentially life-threatening cause for their reduced conscious level is a lesson best …
There are four content pillars underpinning the St Emlyn’s blog and podcast. Evidence based medicine, Clinical Excellence, The Philosophy of EM and Wellbeing. We are bringing all these themes/pillars together …
The Resuscitationist’s Guide to Health and Wellbeing. A St Emlyn’s e-book. Read More »
Day two of #badEMFest18 started with sun and beauty. Some lunatics went off for a run in the morning….. #BADEMFest18 pic.twitter.com/BS3SQHVlWd — Brian Burns (@HawkmoonHEMS) March 23, 2018 Day two …
Imagine yourself in the resus room. You’ve just got Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) on a patient who was in cardiac arrest. They had excellent bystander CPR and an early …
JC: Do early pupil responses predict outcome in cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s Read More »
There has a been a little flutter of activity in the #FOAMed world this week about two trials published in the NEJM on the subject of balanced fluids in the …
JC: Balanced fluids vs Saline on the ICU. The SMART trial. St Emlyn’s Read More »
So another year, another Critical Care Reviews meeting. Rob is doing an absolutely fantastic job with these, inviting lead authors from major critical care trials to present and defend their …
You might be aware that an exciting new trial has started called Cryostat-2. Â This is exciting as it has the potential to improve patient outcomes, but also because it will …
