Good listening strengthens patient safety, trust and teamwork—but distraction makes it increasingly difficult. Explore the five levels of listening and practical ways healthcare professionals can become more attentive, empathic listeners.
Why can delays persist even when individual parts of an urgent and emergency care pathway work well? Stevan Bruijns examines the gaps between emergency care, acute care and discharge, and the often unrecognised work of bed and site managers who connect them.
What does the INTUBE cohort tell us about cardiovascular instability around intubation? This appraisal examines the association with propofol, the limits of observational evidence and what the findings may mean for induction drug choices in emergency and prehospital care.
Routine sodium bicarbonate has largely disappeared from modern ALS algorithms, but it continues to be used in many cardiac arrests. We review the BIHCA trial and discuss what it means for emergency physicians and prehospital clinicians.
Trauma Team Leader TipsMajor Trauma
Learn practical stress management techniques for Trauma Team Leaders, including I'M SAFE and BTFS, to improve performance under pressure and lead complex resuscitations safely.
Does intravenous magnesium improve outcomes for patients with acute non-traumatic headache in the emergency department? This review of a randomised trial examines the size of the analgesic benefit, adverse effects and whether a statistically positive result is enough to change practice.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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