#FOAMed

What does an ED handover look like from the other side of the stretcher? Ashley Liebig draws on prehospital experience to discuss respect, a calm reception and uninterrupted communication, then asks teams to agree and practise a shared approach to transferring care.

Which foreskin concerns reflect normal development, and which need further assessment? In this 2017 paediatric surgery primer, Ross Fisher shares his personal approach to common presentations, including inflammation, phimosis, paraphimosis and problems following circumcision, with an accompanying podcast.

Does therapeutic hypothermia improve recovery after status epilepticus? This 2017 appraisal examines a randomised trial’s 90-day functional outcomes, questioning its sample-size assumptions, treatment variation and whether a non-significant result was enough to rule out a clinically important benefit.

A 2017 Northern Emergency Medicine conference companion introduces eleven papers on resuscitation, trauma, paediatric asthma and clinician wellbeing. Short appraisals and links to fuller discussions encourage readers to look beyond headline results before deciding what the findings mean for their patients.

What can a year with Sydney HEMS teach an emergency medicine educator? Natalie May reflects on trust, training with the people you work alongside, purposeful simulation and shared learning, including how teams can turn clinical governance and debriefing into useful educational experiences.

The St Emlyn’s team looks back on 2016 through clinical successes, teaching experiences, research milestones and personal moments. These reflections share the people, ideas and learning opportunities that mattered to the contributors, alongside hopes for the year ahead.