Emergency Department Management

Can clinicians trust the calculations and recommendations in medical apps? This 2012 discussion examines quality assurance, professional responsibility and the emerging debate over software as a medical device, highlighting why app-store availability and peer recommendations alone may offer insufficient reassurance.

A personal account of the pressures of running a busy emergency department. A review of the literature about pressure in emergency medicine. #FOAM

How should an emergency team respond when a patient refuses treatment after an overdose? This 2012 case discussion explores decision-making capacity, disagreement between clinicians, senior involvement and legal advice, illustrating the complexity of balancing autonomy with potentially life-saving treatment.