How often do we tell our emergency department colleagues that their work matters? This reflection explores the value of gratitude during demanding shifts and offers simple ways to make thanks sincere, specific and part of everyday team culture.
Could viscous lidocaine help children with painful mouth ulcers drink more? This 2013 journal club examines a placebo-controlled trial, discussing oral intake, the small sample and safety concerns, and separating a plausible treatment idea from evidence of meaningful benefit.
A personal invitation from 2013 to consider a career in emergency medicine. Drawing on his own move from surgery, Simon Carley celebrates teamwork, variety and the chance to make a difference, alongside a film about emergency medicine in the United States.
An archived call for research abstracts for SMACC Gold 2014, published in November 2013. The St Emlyn’s team encouraged colleagues to share their work with an international emergency medicine and critical care audience, with submissions due on 22 November 2013.
How strong was the evidence behind major transfusion protocols in trauma? This 2013 journal club examines a systematic review and meta-analysis, exploring before-and-after study bias, variation between protocols and why a statistically inconclusive pooled result may leave an important clinical question unresolved.
The opening instalment of an emergency medicine ethics series presents a deliberately extreme, fictional rescue dilemma. It asks readers to weigh saving several lives against actively causing one death, using the thought experiment to begin a wider discussion about the ethics behind clinical decisions.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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