The St Emlyn’s team looks back on 2017 through favourite blogs, podcasts, books and conferences. Alongside clinical and educational discoveries, contributors reflect on friendship, workload, wellbeing and the experiences that shaped their year, before sharing hopes and plans for 2018.
Review of 2017. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Vicky Vella’s 2017 introduction to MARSIPAN explores the medical risks of anorexia nervosa and why they matter in emergency care. It discusses recognising physical deterioration, assessment and coordination with admitting teams, drawing on the adult and junior guidance available at the time.
MARSIPAN – Not just for (Christmas) Cakes. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Is paracetamol alone enough for pain after minor musculoskeletal injury? This 2017 review examines a randomised non-inferiority trial comparing paracetamol, diclofenac and their combination. It explores pain outcomes, trial design and exclusions, including why the findings cannot simply be extended to fractures or all painful injuries.
JC : Paracetamol, NSAID’s or both in MSK trauma. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The Virchester ‘ED Spa’ offers staff a non-clinical space to pause, recover and connect. This account explains how the room developed and how the five ways to wellbeing shaped its activities, from a gratitude tree and shared library to supporting colleagues through difficult shifts.
The ED Spa. Wellness and Support in #Virchester. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
How does repeated excess paracetamol taken for pain differ from other overdose presentations? This 2017 discussion explores therapeutic excess, risk assessment and the consequences for admission. It repeatedly stresses checking current TOXBASE or local toxicology guidance, rather than relying on the historical thresholds described in the post.
Management of paracetamol therapeutic excess in the ED. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
A report from the first two days of the Intensive Care Society’s 2017 State of the Art meeting in Liverpool. Topics include trauma, early mobilisation, transfusion, pulmonary embolism and tracheostomy care, alongside debates about service standards, robotics and translating evidence into everyday critical care.
Dan does part of State of the Art #ICSSOA2017. St.Emlyn’s Read More
When emergency-department pressures affect morale, how can colleagues make the working day more supportive? Janos Baombe shares experience-based ideas about gratitude, helping others, explaining plans and choosing words carefully. He also reflects on emotional responses to difficult cases and the value of acknowledging them within the team.
Tough Times in the Emergency Department. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Could routine HIV testing make emergency care a stronger public-health opportunity? This 2017 discussion examines the rationale behind NICE’s 2016 guidance, including local prevalence, consent and follow-up. It considers how ED screening might reach people who do not attend sexual-health services and reduce barriers to diagnosis.
HIV screening in the ED. When, who and why. St.Emlyn’s Read More
