Children and young people bring their own needs to emergency care. Clinical topics, research and podcasts explore assessment and treatment alongside the essential conversations with families.
A 6-month-old girl is brought by mum to the ED with a cluster of non-blanching spots to her right lower leg noticed while bathing her. She has a mild cough
Don’t Be Rash – Petechiae in Well Kids at St Emlyn’s Read More
Here at St.Emlyn’s we like a bit of #dogmalysis. We like to challenge established thinking and perhaps to look again at what we all know to be true. One such
Children are just little adults. SMACC2013. St.Emlyn’s Read More
I’m an APLS instructor & course director and have contributed various bits and bobs over the years and it’s a great course. I’d go further and say that it’s a
APLS weight estimation – don’t do it (well almost never). St.Emlyn’s Read More
If I think back to my practice a few years ago (as I’m getting older) there is no doubt that the number of CT scans I’ve performed from the ED
JC: Do paediatric CT scans cause cancer? St.Emlyn’s Read More
“Standby call please: 19 month old male, cardiac arrest…” They are the words I half expect whenever the red phone rings between 6 and 7am, words which strike both
Paediatric Arrest: But What About the Parents? Read More
So, I am back to rainy Northern England after my exotic travels to Cameroon and Gran Canaria (note: I still managed to join Twitter JC every Friday!) to find a
JC: Gut feeling about serious paeds infections Read More
St Emlyn’s in Virchester is a place full of talent, only a small cross-section of which is showcased here. Now and then, the opportunity to highlight the work of
Intranasal Ketamine: Mum “Nose” Best at St Emlyn’s Read More
Anyone who has ever worked in or maybe even visited an Emergency Department knows that we LOVE acronyms. Students and trainees alike know that the answer to any “How would
Oh, Sugar! Paediatric Hypoglycaemia Read More
