Emergency departments (EDs) often seem to shift from calm to crisis in an instant. Why? This article explores ED crowding through the lens of complexity science and self-organised criticality, explaining how minor changes—like a few extra patients—can trigger disproportionate chaos.
Self-Organised Criticality: Why your ED is like a Sand Pile Read More
The simplified BATT (sBATT) score offers a practical trauma triage tool for use in motor vehicle collisions where monitoring equipment may be unavailable. Derived from the original BATT score and validated on over 70,000 UK patients, the sBATT shows excellent performance in predicting early death using only observable signs. Ideal for lay responders, trapped patients, and low-resource settings, this novel tool could help guide early trauma care and emergency dispatch.
Derivation and Validation of the Simplified Bleeding Audit Triage Trauma (sBATT) Score Read More
ENT emergencies, extended duty of care and the medicolegal implications of being vicariously injured, sodium balance and regulation, neuroradiology and disaster and counter-terrorism medicine
Paediatric Emergencies Update 2024 – Noosa Day 2 & 3 Read More
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts on new research in emergency toxicology. The last post was about ketamine analgesia in chronic opioid users and can be
Acute behavioural disturbances: olanzapine or haloperidol? Read More
Recorded at the London Trauma Conference 2024, Peter Brindley discusses social media, artifical intelligence (AI) and how those working in medicine can (and must) navigate this new world.
Podcast – Social Media and Artifical Intelligence in Medicine with Peter Brindley at LTC Read More
In this episode of the St Emlyn’s Podcast, Iain and Simon reflect on IncrEMentuM 2025, skills fade in rare procedures, arterial line placement, and emerging evidence in cardiac arrest and resuscitative hysterotomy. Essential listening for emergency clinicians.
Podcast – Monthly Round Up February 2025 – Skills Fade, Resuscitation Targets and more Read More
RCEM 2025 Day 3 explored mental health, autism, palliative care, high-intensity users, and modern transfusion and diabetes management in the ED.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 3 Read More
What nearly dying can teach us about living – the fabulous Matt Morgan at The Big Sick 2025. Watch the talk here.
Life 2.0 – What the dead can teach us about living – Matt Morgan at TBS 2025 Read More
