JC: Pseudo PEA in the ED. St Emlyn's
I don’t know if this has ever happened to you but when I was still a registrar, often I’d be in the midst of a resuscitation or major trauma case someone much cleverer than me would suggest a novel treatment …
I don’t know if this has ever happened to you but when I was still a registrar, often I’d be in the midst of a resuscitation or major trauma case someone much cleverer than me would suggest a novel treatment …
Our regular round up of the best of the blog from October 2019. vb S
It’s not often you see a mate as a lead author in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). When you do, it needs celebrating. Hats off to Associate Professor Kerstin de Wit (nee Hogg), who with a group of …
We are very excited to be supporting the first CODA conference1 in Melbourne next year. The conference will run from 28th September 2020 to 2nd October 2020 and will comprise a familiar mix of workshops and conference sessions. There is …
Here we go with what I hope will become a regular feature of the St. Emlyn’s blog – a cardiology case of the month. This is something I’ve been running for short while in my …
A review of a paper looking at the management of patients who did not wait to be seen in the emergency department. High levels of risk identified.
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
A review of the CRYSTMAS study comparing starch vs. saline for severe sepsis patients.
A request for help from AFEM, the African Federation for Emergency Medicine for reviews for the African Journal of Emergency Medicine.
We’re lucky to have NICE guidelines in the UK. A couple of years ago, on a visit to the US, one of my collaborators from the US mentioned how jealous he was that we have …
More than a Spot Check – What does the NICE Quality Standard for bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicemia in children and young people mean for the Emergency Dept? Who’s that now? If you work in …
As the world becomes smaller and our populations more multicultural (Yes I am a “Lefty” Mr Burley)… so communication in our emergency departments becomes even more crucial. Last week whilst working in the UK, I …
Sooooo….this paper turned up at JC last week (thanks to Nicola P) and whilst I’m not sure that it meets all three of our criteria for a top JC paper it is relevant as a …