JC: The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives? St Emlyn’s
Journal Club review of the ARREST trial showing that bypass to a cardiac arrest centre in London does not improve outcomes. #FOAMed #cardiology @stemlyns
Prehospital Care
BASICS, NWPCCC and EPHC. St Emlyn’s
Just a short post this week to highlight some of the most rewarding elements of my clinical life. For several years now I’ve been working as a BASICS doctor in …
Podcast round up: March 2023. St Emlyn’s
A round of of all of March’s blog content and an update on St Emlyn’s WILD
A refresher on blood transfusion in trauma
Transfusion in trauma has evolved at a rapid pace over the last decade and it can be hard to keep up with the latest evidence. I also find it useful to think about the story of how the science has developed to lead us to our current practice. The purpose of this post is to provide a narrative of how we have arrived at the contemporary approach to transfusion in trauma.
Training for HALO procedures. Part 1: Background and psychomotor skills. St Emlyn’s
This week I am delighted to be travelling to Florence to join the Third National Urgent and Emergency conference. I’ll be meeting old friends and hopefully making some new ones …
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JC: Can we rule out ACS by a single prehospital troponin measurement?
A review of a paper from the European Heart Journal looking at the prehospital use of troponin in patients with low risk chest pain.
January 2023 Podcast. St Emlyn’s
Listen to the latest St Emlyn’s podcast and learn more about dual sequence defibrillation, concussion and the #stemlynsWILD program. Don’t forget to subscribe.
The EXIT study extrication consensus statements. St Emlyn’s
As several of you may know already, I’ve been spending a lot more time in the pre-hospital environment in the last few years. Despite many years working in busy emergency …
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