Research

How do diagnostic decisions shape emergency care and hospital admission? This St Emlyn’s Live video and podcast introduces the future of diagnostics, placing the importance of making a diagnosis at the centre of the discussion.

Some clinical events stay with emergency physicians long after a shift ends. Laura Howard describes a qualitative interview study exploring those experiences, their effects on sleep and life outside work, and the questions they raise about preparation, support and recovery.

The March 2019 podcast round-up looks back across the St Emlyn’s blog. Its linked reading ranges from adult congenital heart disease and selected trauma papers to responsible overseas volunteering, the interpretation of p-values and reports from the SMACC conference.

Dan Horner reviews outpatient pulmonary embolism care in this article supporting his 2019 RCEM CPD talk. It examines patient selection, follow-up and British Thoracic Society guidance, alongside conflicting evidence about investigating suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.

What can emergency clinicians learn from an audit of perioperative anaphylaxis? Chris Gray reviews NAP6, focusing on recognition, cardiovascular collapse and reactions associated with antibiotics, muscle relaxants and chlorhexidine. This 2018 discussion considers how findings from anaesthetic practice relate to the emergency department.

Simon and Iain revisit the St Emlyn’s blog from April 2018. The episode’s written guide links trauma research, paediatric CT, anticoagulation complications and diagnostic uncertainty, alongside clinician wellbeing, team coaching and reflections from badEMfest in South Africa.