Emergency Medicine

How can an engaging presentation lead to deeper learning rather than simply entertain? The final part of Simon Carley’s medutainment series considers delivery, follow-up learning and the risks of weak content, uncritical admiration, neglected everyday topics and commercial influence in medical education.

Why did entertainment become a more visible part of medical education? In this 2015 reflection, Simon Carley considers digital access to information, reusable online resources and changing conference expectations, arguing that stories and engaging delivery can help learners think beyond memorising facts.

Does apnoeic oxygenation reduce desaturation during intubation of critically ill adults? This 2015 appraisal of the FELLOW trial examines its ICU population, oxygen-saturation outcomes and methodological limitations, asking how far the findings can be applied to emergency department airway practice.

The 2015 SPLIT trial compared saline with Plasma-Lyte in intensive care patients. This appraisal explains its crossover design and kidney-injury outcomes, then considers statistical power, fluid given before ICU admission and the limits of applying the results to emergency department patients or other balanced solutions.

Reflections on Roy Lilley’s presentation at the 2015 RCEM conference, including the gaps patients encounter between services. Simon Carley highlights the argument for designing care around patients’ needs, alongside a short video introduction and links to examples of healthcare innovation.

What are the thromboembolic risks when prothrombin complex concentrate is used to reverse warfarin-associated intracranial bleeding? This 2015 appraisal examines a retrospective study, the importance of previous venous thromboembolism and the limitations of drawing conclusions from a different reversal regimen and clinical setting.