Trauma Team Leader TipsLeadership
An introduction to the Trauma Team Leader Tips series, edited by Simon Carley and Greg Yates. Short, practical posts draw on the team’s experience of clinical care, communication and human factors, with downloadable resources for teaching and discussion.
Should children with gastroenteritis receive take-home ondansetron after an emergency department visit? We critically appraise a randomised trial, examining its symptom score, return visits and intravenous fluid use, and why the author questions its implications for routine prescribing.
The 2025 Medical Training Review (MTR) is the most significant rethink of UK postgraduate medical education in decades. It calls for more flexible, inclusive, team-based training that recognises learning across all grades, not just numbered trainees.
The FiiRST-2 randomised trial compared fibrinogen and prothrombin complex concentrate with plasma in trauma patients needing massive transfusion. No significant benefit was found.
Emergency Department Management
The NHS drowns in innovation whilst repair work goes unsupported. Why Bronson's Design as Repair framework matters for emergency medicine.
The SUPERB trial compared ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block with Bier block for distal forearm fracture reduction in the ED. We examine its pain outcomes, the potential for longer analgesia and the training and safety questions involved in extending this technique to emergency practice.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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