How do we make decisions when time is short and information incomplete? This introduction to St Emlyn’s first e-book brings together risk, probability and metacognition, explaining why thinking about our thinking matters in emergency medicine.
Risk, probability and decisions in Emergency Medicine. St.Emlyn’s Read More
How much does delay matter when giving tranexamic acid? This 2017 journal club examines individual patient data from CRASH-2 and WOMAN, exploring the relationship between treatment timing and bleeding deaths, the size of the benefit and the analysis’s limitations.
JC: Does earlier TXA save lives? St.Emlyn’s Read More
The October 2017 podcast round-up revisits major incidents, thromboprophylaxis, oxygen in acute coronary syndromes and emerging cardiac biomarkers. It also reflects on the physical demands of EM training and the specialty’s annual scientific conference.
St Emlyn’s in Review – October 2017 Read More
Will expanding training places secure the emergency department workforce? This response to England’s 2017 workforce plan examines recruitment, new clinical roles and protected teaching time, while arguing that consultant wellbeing and sustainable careers need much greater attention.
Securing the Future of the ED workforce? St.Emlyn’s Read More
Behind St Emlyn’s tongue-in-cheek mottos are practical ideas about working in emergency medicine: choosing our response to events, recognising our limits, staying calm and taking initiative. The team explains how these philosophies shape its clinical and educational work.
The philosophies of St Emlyn Read More
Marking UK emergency medicine’s 50th anniversary in 2017, Rick Body reflects on the growth of clinical research. He describes the importance of protected time, research infrastructure and collaboration, and argues for a culture in which research participation becomes routine.
Emergency Medicine at 50: reflections on our progress Read More
The final day of EMSSA 2017 considers the future of emergency care in Africa, from collaborative leadership to scalable systems. This co-created report also captures reflections on life beyond medicine and a session on rhino protection in the Pilanesberg.
EMSSA Day 3 co-created review with St.Emlyn’s Read More
The first day of EMSSA 2017 explores prehospital and emergency care in South Africa. This co-created report covers the future of EMS, violence against crews, analgesia and critical-care transfers, alongside reflections on compassion, resilience and sustaining a career.
EMSSA Day 1 review. Co-created review with St.Emlyn’s. Read More
