Iain and Simon revisit the RSI trial, trauma team leadership and the realities of corridor care. This January round-up also covers Code Red activation, trauma units and blood pressure targets after spinal cord injury.
When something goes wrong in healthcare, another training module is often the default response. Jesse Spurr examines the costs of that reflex and offers six steps for deciding when training is useful and when the system needs to change.
Conference ReportsGlobal Health
A preview of ICEM 2026 in Hamburg, introducing the programme, St Emlyn’s speakers and the value of exchanging ideas across emergency care systems. Simon Carley reflects on what an international meeting can offer clinicians working in different settings.
In this episode, recorded at Trauma 2030 at the Royal College of Surgeons, I sit down with one of St Emlyn's own, Rich Carden, former emergency physician, now intensive care trainee and PhD graduate in trauma sciences — to explore what shock actually means beyond the blood pressure reading.
Trauma Team Leader TipsMajor Trauma
Should you insert a chest drain before CT in trauma? This TTL tip explores the balance between physiological compromise, procedural delay and the risks of transfer, with an emphasis on making the decision explicit to the team.
Emergency Department Management
Emergency Department crowding is hard to explain to non-clinical audiences. A cognitive bridge is a three-step tool to help others understand.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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