Explore the principles of evidence-based medicine, including critical appraisal, clinical decision-making, and the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our posts help clinicians interpret evidence, apply it to practice, and improve patient outcomes with a scientific approach.
I’ve always been somewhat irritated by that old adage that ‘Those that can do; those that can’t, teach’. Apart from the obvious intended insult to teachers (which is just rude), […]
JC: Those who can, do; those who teach, do better. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A quick journal club this week in what’s been a very busy few days. As you know we were at the BMJ Awards this week. We had a fabulous time
JC: Bystanders make the difference in cardiac arrest. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The wilful nature of children is responsible for a lot of the facial expressions we see in the paediatric emergency department but few parents are as frustrated as those waiting…
JC: The Quick-Wee Method for Faster Clean Catch Urine Collection Read More
We all love the idea of a magic bullet for sepsis. Despite having had our fingers burnt here before (like this time, and this time and
JC: Vitamin SCepTiC? Read More
Clinical scenario: A multi-morbid, elderly patient with renal failure and recently diagnosed hyperkalaemia suffers a cardiac arrest in your busy resuscitation area before you can start appropriate treatment. You
JC: Intubate or not intubate? That is the question… Read More
Identifying, treating and prognosticating patients who attend the Emergency Department with infective symptoms, is part of the bread and butter of an emergency physician’s practice. It’s important that we
JC: Are we getting cosy on the septic SOFA? St.Emlyn’s Read More
The topic of lower back pain of undifferentiated origin is one that is close to my heart for at least two reasons. The first one is professional, as daily we
JC: Turn it Down to 11 – Benzos for Back Pain Read More
The concept of cardiac arrest centres is not entirely new and is something we’ve been talking about in Virchester for some time. Indeed, there are several articles in the literature
JC: Cardiac arrest centres and bypass. St.Emlyn’s Read More
