Prehospital transfusion decision making
How do expert clinicians make decisions about prehospital blood transfusion. This critical appraisal of a paper helps answer this question.
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Journal Club
Stay up to date with the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our journal club posts critically appraise new studies, discuss their clinical relevance, and explore how evidence can inform practice.
The Annual ILCOR Update – what’s new in adult life support
A summary of the annual consensus update from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation looking particularly at ECPR, DSED, Drowning and prognostication
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JC: How old is your doctor?
Does the age of your emergency physician influence survival rates? It appears so with more mortality the older the clinician. Why might this be? #FOAMed @stemlyns
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SASEM 2023. Top 10 papers
Top 10 papers from 2022-2023 for the SASEM 2023 conference in Jeddah.
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The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives?
Explore the findings of the ARREST trial on the effectiveness of bypassing to cardiac arrest centres in saving lives. Learn about the impact on cardiac arrest outcomes and emergency care strategies.
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Can clinical examination identify life-threatening injuries?
Can clinicians identify life threatening injury in trauma patients? Probably not as reliably as we would wish according to this paper from London. Even in an experienced high performing EHPC team it’s tricky to discern which patients have life threatening, limb threatening or significant bleeding injuries. #FOAMed @stemlyns
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TOP-ART study: Artesunate for bleeding trauma patients
The TOP-ART trial of Artesunate in the treatment of bleeding trauma patients. This RCT shows no benefit and potential harm, but it may be more complex than that. Further work may be needed on immunomodulation in bleeding trauma patients.
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The UK-REBOA trial – Has the balloon popped?
Zaf Qasim @resusone reviews the UKREBOA trial. No benefit shown, but is this really the end of REBOA in trauma? #FOAMed @stemlyns
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