Some of the St.Emlyn’s team are in New York this week talking at ‘The Teaching Course’. One of our sessions is on feedback and this post is designed to support […]
#TTCNYC Resources for feedback talk. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Ladies and Gentlemen! The assessment and investigation of paediatric head injury is a case study in clinical risk management. Similar to chest pain in grown up medicine, it’s a frequent
JC: Duel of the Rules: Which decision rule for head injury in children? Read More
Autumn is here, and winter is on its way. In children with gastroenteritis, should we be prescribing take-home doses of ondansetron?
Gastroenteritis in children: should we be sending them home with ondansetron? Read More
The 2025 Medical Training Review (MTR) is the most significant rethink of UK postgraduate medical education in decades. It calls for more flexible, inclusive, team-based training that recognises learning across all grades, not just numbered trainees. For emergency medicine, this may mean redesigning pathways to include SAS and LED doctors, refreshing the RCEM curriculum, and re-establishing supportive team structures. EM must lead the way in creating sustainable, flexible, and patient-centred training for the next generation.
What does the Medical Training Review mean for Emergency Medicine training in the UK? Read More
In this episode of the St Emlyn’s Podcast, Iain and Simon reflect on IncrEMentuM 2025, skills fade in rare procedures, arterial line placement, and emerging evidence in cardiac arrest and resuscitative hysterotomy. Essential listening for emergency clinicians.
Podcast – Monthly Round Up February 2025 – Skills Fade, Resuscitation Targets and more Read More
RCEM 2025 Day 3 explored mental health, autism, palliative care, high-intensity users, and modern transfusion and diabetes management in the ED.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 3 Read More
What does it truly mean to be dead? In 2025, updates to Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC) challenge long-standing medical definitions, raising new ethical and practical questions. This post explores the latest AOMRC guidelines, the evolving role of brainstem death, and how these changes impact emergency and intensive care medicine. Are we redefining death, or refining how we diagnose it?
Death in 2025: New Definitions, Ethical Questions & Medical Guidelines Read More
What is the impact of physician-led interprofessional pre-hospital teams on survival and mortality outcomes for critically ill and injured patients.
JC: Do physician led prehospital teams improve outcomes? Read More
The monthly update podcast from November 2024, including learning culture, chest drains in haemothorax, arterial lines in cardiac arrest and bad behaviour.
Intraosseous (IO) access is essential in prehospital emergency care when intravenous access is challenging. This Danish retrospective cohort study supports IO access as a generally safe and effective procedure in critical care situations.
What’s the long term complication rate of intraosseous access? Read More
