Can website traffic and social-media popularity tell us how useful FOAMed is? This critique examines the Social Media Index’s measures and their limitations. A 2017 update softens the original criticism, recognising the index’s contribution to developing academic approaches to online education.
The Social Media Index (SMi): Can & should we measure #FOAMed? Read More
A January 2016 introduction to the emerging Zika outbreak for UK emergency clinicians. The post discusses travel history, symptoms, alternative diagnoses and public-health support, alongside the concerns then developing around pregnancy and neurological complications. It records the outbreak’s early context rather than current travel advice.
Breaking news: Zika virus update. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
Vic Brazil and Sandra Viggers join St.Emlyn’s for a review of the international medical simulation conference in San Diego, California.
Calling all simulation educators …. Vic Brazil and Sandra Viggers live from San Diego. Read More
This 2016 teaching update explores fascia iliaca blocks for hip-fracture pain, combining anatomy, landmark and ultrasound approaches with discussion of local-anaesthetic safety and the supporting evidence. Videos and an infographic accompany the authors’ reflections on introducing regional analgesia into emergency department practice.
A St.Emlyn’s fascia iliaca block update. Read More
Why might the immediate fear of a missed diagnosis outweigh the less visible harms of unnecessary testing? Simon Carley explores ‘risk proximity’, distinguishing risks to patients from risks to clinicians and asking how their timing can distort decisions in the emergency department.
Emergency medicine, a risky business part 7: Risk proximity Read More
Could inhaling vapour from an isopropyl-alcohol wipe reduce nausea in the emergency department? This 2016 appraisal examines a small randomised trial, weighing its short-term symptom findings against concerns about blinding, patient selection and the lack of a direct comparison with other antiemetics.
JC: Can alcohol relieve nausea. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Ross Fisher, consultant paediatric surgeon from Sheffield UK explains why paediatric surgeons may not be best placed to lead paediatric trauma teams.
Paediatric Trauma is no place for a Paediatric Surgeon. Ross Fisher joins St.Emlyn’s Read More
When might an early CT scan change the need for lumbar puncture in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage? This 2016 discussion reviews the evidence available then, scanner and reporting requirements, and conversations with patients about uncertainty, further investigation and the risks of testing.
Let’s talk about subarachnoid haemorrhage Read More
