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Clot’s the Problem? Vena Cava filters in trauma patients. St Emlyn’s
No one likes getting a pulmonary embolism. Or a deep vein thrombosis. And because about 60% of all blood clots are associated with hospitalisation for acute illness1, we take the idea of prophylaxis very seriously. …
Top 10 trauma papers 2018-2019 for TraumaUK conference. St Emlyn’s
I’m back in the Midlands at the excellent and great value TraumaUK conference. If you’ve not been to this conference then I’d strongly suggest you do next year. It’s an amazing program and incredible value …
Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the ED. St Emlyn’s
Virchester is recognised as a specialist centre for patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). This is an interesting and occasionally challenging group of patients who may require some modifications in your approach to referral, …
Beyond A(C)LS. Salim Rezaie at #stemlynsLIVE
Ed – This blog is based on the talk Salim gave at #stemlynsLIVE in Manchester back in September 2018. The background and data below was first published on the REBEL EM website and is reproduced here …
ECG Library
Welcome to the ECG Library at St. Emlyn’s. Please use the following links to see example ECGs on common problems in emergency medicine and critical care. We are indebted to Dr Michael Colquhoun, a retired …
We call it massiiiiiiivve. PE at St Emlyn’s
I have been asked to talk about the diagnosis of massive PE for the upcoming EUSEM congress in Glasgow this month. We have blogged on this before1, but it’s a thorny issue and one that …
EMSSA Day 2. Co-created conference report with St.Emlyn’s
Supadel (@Go_Supadel): There were great excitement at the Aviator airport hotel this morning as our sponsored delegates (dubbed the Supadels) prepared for transfer to the conference venue. Over the last few months delegates registering for …
Dual Axis Defibrillation & #ResusFriday at St.Emlyn’s
This week we had one of our #ResusFridays organised by @kirstinEM , @drgarethroberts & Katie Jones in Virchester. This concept was inspired by our friends in Edinburgh who have run them for some time1 with …
JC: Does EPO improve OOHCA outcomes? St.Emlyn’s
Here at St.Emlyn’s we are always interested in improving outcomes from serious illness and injury. In many cases the outcome for patients in terms of their quality of life is related to neurological function. Yet …
Emergency Medicine, a risky business part 1. You are not a diagnostician.
Time to think about whether you are really an emergency medicine diagnostician… Are you a diagnostician? Of course you are! Why do I even need to ask? Well, to be honest I’m no longer very …