Twenty-one years of London’s Air Ambulance data offer a closer look at prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy. This appraisal examines survival, timing and the distinction between tamponade and exsanguination, alongside the limits of applying an observational study from a mature urban service elsewhere.
The St Emlyn’s Podcast features Dr. Jeff Kerrie discussing hyperbaric medicine. Discover how HBOT works, its role in treating dive-related injuries, and its expanding applications in emergency and critical care.
At the London Trauma Conference, Mark Wilson discusses GoodSAM’s development from alerting nearby responders to supporting video triage and community volunteering. This podcast explores how the platform is used across emergency services and how clinicians and the public can participate.
The St Emlyn’s podcast delves into moral injury in healthcare with Dr. Caroline Leech. Learn how repeated exposure to ethical dilemmas leads to distress and explore strategies to mitigate its impact on clinicians.
What does the evidence say about timing and outcomes after resuscitative hysterotomy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This appraisal of a systematic review separates maternal and neonatal outcomes and examines the limitations of the evidence behind familiar timing rules.
Season 11 closes with a review of December 2024’s posts. The podcast covers early exercise after chest trauma, intraosseous access, paediatric imaging, artificial intelligence, toxic alcohol poisoning and airway management.