Philosophy of Emergency Medicine

Simon Carley's SASEM 2022 talk challenges familiar assumptions in resuscitation. The accompanying post explores airway management, chest drainage, calcium, transfusion and team behaviour, asking whether procedures are driven by patient need or clinicians' habits and preferences.

Iain and Simon revisit highlights from the St Emlyn's blog in December 2021. The episode combines the monthly round-up with reflections on the year and a look ahead to 2022.

Revisiting his debate with Scott Weingart, Simon Carley asks whether emergency medicine can continue to be everything to everyone. This 2021 reflection considers the specialty's core work, increasing subspecialisation and the continuing need for generalists in less-supported settings.

Why do stories make such powerful teaching tools? Revisiting his EuSEM 2021 talk, Simon Carley explores how patient narratives engage learners and connect clinical experience with evidence, with an animation and links to his fuller discussion of storytelling.

Rick Body introduces St Emlyn's medical fiction series: imagined future scenarios intended to stretch how we think about healthcare. The launch post explains the idea behind Med-Fi and links to the first story, exploring chest pain assessment in the future.

Iain and Simon revisit the St Emlyn's blog in their May 2021 podcast round-up. The linked reading covers anaphylaxis, staff wellbeing, adult congenital heart disease, calcium in trauma, spontaneous coronary artery dissection and reporting hospital data after the Manchester Arena bombing.