Leah Flanagan, Mohammed Hamza and Cian McDermott share ten ways they used digital tools to organise work and learning in 2021. The post covers planning, presentations, collaboration, keeping up with research and limiting distraction, with an emphasis on adapting tools to your own workflow.
A friend's experience of chest pain prompts this 2021 introduction to spontaneous coronary artery dissection. It explores presentation, diagnosis, management and life after SCAD, highlighting why few conventional cardiovascular risk factors should not obscure this important cause of myocardial infarction.
Why does calcium matter in traumatic haemorrhage and major transfusion? Iain Beardsell reviews two papers on hypocalcaemia, discusses the proposed 'lethal diamond' and considers earlier calcium replacement, while acknowledging the limited direct evidence behind this 2021 argument for practice change.
Sam Fitzsimmons joins a two-part podcast on adults with congenital heart disease in the emergency department. The accompanying notes explore Fontan circulation, Eisenmenger syndrome, transposition of the great arteries and aortic coarctation, focusing on presentations and complications that non-specialists may encounter.
What should a departmental wellbeing plan prioritise? Iain Beardsell adapts a hierarchy of needs to emergency care, starting with food, water and basic facilities, then considering safety, belonging and meaningful appreciation before the optional extras of wellbeing initiatives.
Iain and Simon revisit April 2021 on the St Emlyn's blog, including how prior beliefs influence critical appraisal and the emerging discussion of post-vaccine headache and VITT. The round-up also includes Peter Brindley's reflections on FOAMed quality and recognition.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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