GBL Overdose and what to do about it
In what seems like an age ago I was asked to speak about Chemsex at the EuSEM conference in Prague. It was a (somewhat scary) privilege to talk to the …
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Lessons from a South African ED. Kat Evans at #stemlynsLIVE
Last year we were honoured to bring Kat Evans to Manchester to talk at the #stemlynsLIVE conference. We’ve covered emergency medicine in South Africa before on the blog1–9, but there …
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New Year, New Tetanus Guideline. St Emlyn’s
With all the excitement over Christmas and New Year (we hope you all had a wonderful time by the way!), you might have missed a bit of a change in …
St.Emlyn’s at #EuSEM18 – Day 1
They said Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War was the biggest crossover event in history, then along came a joint conference between the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the European Society …
Party hard in the UK: Ecstasy and more in #Virchester. St Emlyn’s
The onset of late spring in the UK marks the start of festival season. Dancing in fields for enjoyment likely goes back to prehistory and pagan fertility (of crops, animals, …
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Management of paracetamol therapeutic excess in the ED. St.Emlyn’s.
I’m trying hard not to be slightly annoyed with Mr X. I know we are supposed to be empathic and understanding, but somedays there are patients who are just a …
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Are you PrEP-d for your Saturday night? St.Emlyn’s
6 Background:I have tried to write this post using non-medical jargon and I’ve not expanded so much on the background medical evidence. I am hoping that this post will be …
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Sugar and Spice…Not All Things Nice
The use of synthetic cannabinoids is on the rise. Â They are dangerous, don’t fit a particular toxidrome, and can require emergent intervention. Â They are a nasty phenomenon and this article …