Emergency Medicine

Review of an RCT of serratus anterior plane blocks in the emergency department for chest/rib injury. Is this now a standard of care?

Learning and reflections from the first day of the Paediatric Emergencies Update in Noosa in 2024. The report covers childhood stroke, bronchiolitis and practical approaches to painful procedures, including planning for analgesia after children leave the emergency department.

How do you keep track of an entire emergency department while leading a shift? This personal account offers a mental model for the emergency physician in charge, using circles of care, the four S's, bookmarking and partnership with the nurse in charge.

Can ChatGPT write clinical cases and MCQs unrecognisable from those written by humans?

Learning points from selected sessions at the RCEM CPD conference in Newport in 2024. This report covers training, global health, crowding, eye emergencies, headache and paediatric care, with a separate linked report on the RACE session.

Every yes means saying no to something else. This reflection explores how choosing with intention can help us set boundaries, recognise the cost of commitments and make room for what matters, rather than letting tiredness or habit make the decision.