Prehospital transfusion decision making
7 min read
How do expert clinicians make decisions about prehospital blood transfusion. This critical appraisal of a paper helps answer this question.
The Emergency Care Voice Rescued from a Sea of Politics
5 min read
Emergency care practitioners are known for creating order from chaos, being pragmatic amidst difficult circumstances and advocating for patients when others cannot.
Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department – The DAShED Study
8 min read
We review a paper from the EMJ looking at the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome in the ED and the accuracy of clinical decision rules and clinician gestalt
Emergency Department Management
Speaking urgent care flow fluently
13 min read
Simplifying urgent care data translation is essential for hospital flow improvement. This post provides a perspective on how to achieve this.
The Science of Silence
8 min read
In a world of constant noise and stimuation should we try to find more time for silence?
The Annual ILCOR Update – what’s new in adult life support
6 min read
A summary of the annual consensus update from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation looking particularly at ECPR, DSED, Drowning and prognostication
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