Natalie May and Iain Beardsell review the opening day of the 2015 London Trauma Conference in this report and podcast. Highlights include older trauma patients, human factors, brain and spinal injury, mass-casualty care and why effective systems matter more than any single intervention.
How can you make a clear referral from the emergency department to an inpatient team? Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley discuss preparing the conversation, using SBAR, making the purpose clear and anticipating questions, with approaches to disagreement, maintaining professional relationships and seeking senior support.
Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley discuss syncope in this emergency medicine induction podcast. The accompanying notes and transcript explore how to distinguish a faint from other causes of collapse, use the history and ECG to identify concerning features, and consider medication, follow-up and senior advice.
This 2015 induction post and podcast explore the assessment of back pain in the emergency department. Topics include recognising serious causes, taking a neurological history, documenting examination findings and seeking senior advice, alongside symptom relief, mobility and communication with primary care.
Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley use a hypothetical injured motorcyclist to explore trauma team leadership in this 2015 podcast. The discussion follows handover, task allocation, communication and preparation for CT, considering how a team can coordinate simultaneous work while keeping the patient’s priorities in view.
Liz Crowe explores the question grieving people often ask: ‘Am I normal?’ Written to accompany her podcast with Iain Beardsell, this reflection describes the varied, unpredictable experience of loss and the importance of connection, gentleness towards yourself and seeking help when needed.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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