Rusty reflects on why traumatic experiences affected him so profoundly and how therapy helped him make sense of PTSD. This personal account explores moral injury, disrupted beliefs about the world and the continuing process of understanding his own recovery.
Ashley Liebig draws on her experience with helicopter emergency medical services to discuss psychological performance in resuscitation. This St Emlyn’s Live talk, available as video and audio, focuses on working under pressure when decisions are urgent and information is incomplete.
The June 2019 podcast round-up revisits a month of St Emlyn’s articles and recordings. Accompanying links explore clinicians’ psychological wellbeing, traumatic cardiac arrest, the reliability of intraosseous blood samples and Alan Grayson’s discussion of trauma care beyond ATLS.
Emergency Department Management
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.
Iain Beardsell and Liz Crowe conclude the Wellbeing for the Broken series with a podcast bringing together its two written reflections. The linked articles explore the emotional impact of a distressing work event and Liz’s experience of finding a way towards recovery.
What happens when a work event leaves you unsure how to carry on? Liz Crowe and Iain Beardsell discuss preparing for a crisis, seeking support, coping with its aftermath and rebuilding a sense of identity beyond the event and the job.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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