Top 10 Trauma papers 2014-2015. St.Emlyn’s
I was recently at the Trauma Care UK conference in Telford. As ever, it’s a great bunch of people working hard to improve trauma management in the UK. My talk …
Emergency Medicine
JC: K is Good For You – Subdissociative Ketamine vs Morphine in the ED
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of ketamine and its clinical applications. So when I spotted this paper in my daily PubMed notification email (see here for tips from …
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The Art of War
Emergency medicine in the UK is frequently cited by the British media as being like a warzone, and with that in mind I delved back into one my favourite books. …
Sepsis 2015: EGDT without the “G”?
Sepsis has been a big topic of research over the years (understatement), and the last 18 months have seen the publication of data that has made us, once again, …
Good times part 1: DIDO-30 for STEMI
STEMI is one of the true medical emergencies. Â We all know that the sooner our patient gets revascularisation, the better they do. Â We’ve known this for years. Â In a very …
Guess or Gestalt in Major Trauma at St.Emlyn’s
I was recently fortunate enough to speak at the the Emergency Medicine Educators Conference in Coventry on a subject that continues to interest me, that of gestalt, judgement and clinical …
The SWEETest Sim – Real People, High Fidelity at #SWEETs15
In March 2015 I invited myself to the Swedish Emergency Medicine conference SWEETs in Stockholm. It was a huge privilege to learn about EM in Sweden and to work …
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Trials and Tribulations: Ross Fisher on Paediatric Trauma at the London Trauma Conference
You’ve probably worked out by now that the London Trauma conference was full of awesomeness and controversy. Obviously I’m biased, but I found the paediatric stream particularly engaging and …