Podcast

The February 2020 roundup became a conversation about preparing for COVID-19 as the first cases arrived. Simon Carley and Iain Beardsell compare their hopes and worries, discussing difficult decisions, support for redeployed colleagues and the need to keep caring for patients with other illnesses.

In this March 2020 podcast, Roberto Cosentini shares experiences from Bergamo during Italy's first COVID-19 surge. The accompanying notes highlight preparation, staff training, patient flow and psychological support, capturing lessons being shared while other emergency departments were still preparing for their first wave.

The January 2020 blog roundup from Iain and Simon. The episode notes link to early coronavirus coverage, ultrasound-guided vascular access, the Critical Care Reviews trials and reflections on diagnostics, learning and the changing emergency care workforce.

Our regular round up of the best of the blog from December 2019. Published a little late, largely because of Coronavirus issues and general business.

The November 2019 podcast roundup, with links to the month's articles. The written notes bring together CODA's aims, paediatric intranasal analgesia, hindsight bias, REBOA and emergency medicine wellbeing resources, making it easier to find the accompanying reading.

The October 2019 podcast roundup, accompanied by links to that month's reading. The notes point to CRASH-3 and tranexamic acid in head injury, lower-limb thromboprophylaxis, and reports from the RCEM, European Resuscitation Council and Tactical Trauma conferences.