Virchester Journal Club 2013. St.Emlyn’s
Journal Club papers from the Emergency Medicine Journal Club in Virchester. FCEM style critical appraisal questions with all papers reviewed.
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Ondansetron in vomiting children
Is ondansetron safe in children – a critical appraisal of the evidence
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High Five for High PEITHO? Intermediate-high risk PE @ St Emlyns
Pulmonary Embolism is awful. You don’t need me to tell you. Just read the news. However, the evidence-based fight to improve care continues and the Greek goddess rages on, with
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TBS 2026: Best Intensive Care Medicine Papers
A focused review of the most important intensive care medicine papers from 2025–2026, discussed at The Big Sick conference. TBS @stemlyns
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Gastroenteritis in children: should we be sending them home with ondansetron?
Autumn is here, and winter is on its way. In children with gastroenteritis, should we be prescribing take-home doses of ondansetron?
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JC: Are we overtreating suspected sepsis with broad-spectrum antibiotics?
From St Emlyn’s journal club: are we overtreating sepsis? US study finds 87% received unnecessary or overly broad antibiotics in ED.
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Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial
The EVIDENCE trial asked if rapid transport with ongoing CPR improves survival in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Results: no clear benefit over on-scene resuscitation.
JC: When helping hurts – moral injury and the erosion of trust for UK emergency responders
New UK research reveals 3 types of moral injury in emergency medicine: loss of trust in others, self & authority. St Emlyn’s journal club review of key findings.
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Maintenance of Prehospital Anaesthesia in Trauma Patients: Variability in Practice
Explore the variability in maintaining prehospital anaesthesia for trauma patients in this comprehensive summary of a multinational survey.
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Small Bore vs Large Bore Thoracostomy for Traumatic Haemothorax.
Large-bore chest tubes have long been standard for managing haemothorax, but smaller tubes are now proving just as effective in stable patients. Are small-bore thoracostomies suitable for your practice’s patient population.
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