I don’t know about you but I had relatively little communication skills training at medical school. It was two or three days over five years and I thought that …
It’s Not OK: Communication in Paediatric Critical Care at #dasSMACC Read More »
This post, detailing my reflections on clinical retrieval medicine, is the fourth in a series recording my reflections on the twelve months I spent working for Sydney HEMS1 in prehospital and …
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Four: More Clinical Read More »
This post, detailing my reflections on clinical retrieval medicine, is the third in a series recording my reflections on the past twelve months, which I have spent working for Sydney HEMS …
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Three: Clinical Read More »
At work the other day, someone mentioned that we could use procalcitonin to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections, particularly in the paediatric population. It was touted as the answer …
Are you PROcalcitonin? St.Emlyn’s goes bug-hunting. Read More »
The use of synthetic cannabinoids is on the rise. Â They are dangerous, don’t fit a particular toxidrome, and can require emergent intervention. Â They are a nasty phenomenon and this article …
Clinical scenario: A multi-morbid, elderly patient with renal failure and recently diagnosed hyperkalaemia suffers a cardiac arrest in your busy resuscitation area before you can start appropriate treatment. You …
JC: Intubate or not intubate? That is the question… Read More »
Depending on your department the frequency with which you are faced with the need to transfer a critically ill intubated patient may vary but it is something we think all …
The Emergency Department Transfer: Patient, Preparation and People. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
One of my favourite sections of the #smaccMINI workshop at #smaccDUB last year was when my Paediatric ED colleague Roisin McNamara from Dublin and I got the chance to speak …
Critically Ill in PED – the Patient Perspective at #smaccMINI #smaccDUB Read More »
