PEM Review – PEMLit at #IAEM15
This week I was honoured to present a “blast talk” at the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Conference in Cork. I love the idea of blast talks – quick fire, […]
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Information Overload – Keeping Up-To-Date at #RCEM15
This might be a familiar sight to you – this is the mail tray of one of my colleagues. I usually get my EMJs out of the wrapper but only
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JC: Pain free PASTIES in the ED. St.Emlyn’s
We are big fans of analgesia in Virchester. Pain is an important reason why patients come to the ED (though not the only reason see this), and managing pain should
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JC: An International Clinical Trials Day Special
International Clinical Trials Day 2015 is on 20th May. To mark the occasion we’re going to run an extra special critical appraisal. This time, let’s look at an awesome piece
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JC: K is Good For You – Subdissociative Ketamine vs Morphine in the ED
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of ketamine and its clinical applications. So when I spotted this paper in my daily PubMed notification email (see here for tips from
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JC: Drinking From the Firehose – Keeping Up with the Literature
You’ve probably heard the claim that the body of scientific knowledge is growing at an alarming rate – doubling every 9 years is a recent estimate. It’s easy to hear
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The MACS rule: a new user-friendly version
This blog post is based on a paper we’ve just had published in the Emergency Medicine Journal entitled: ‘The Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (MACS) decision rule: validation with a new
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JC: Should USS be first investigation for renal colic? St.Emlyn’s
A few years ago I was asked to see a patient in the rapid assessment unit with severe pain in the flank. She looked as though she had renal colic
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JC – Just Checking: Do Follow-Up Phone Calls Reduce Reattendance to PED?
Lots of patients we see in the ED do not require hospital admission and this is especially true of the paediatric ED where children often attend with parents seeking advice for management
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JC: When a subdural needs surgery in the elderly. St. Emlyn’s
The diagnosis and management of major trauma in the elderly is a really hot topic in Emergency Medicine right now. Compared to younger patients, the elderly can sustain much more serious
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