What did the 3MG trial add to the evidence for magnesium in acute severe asthma? This 2013 appraisal compares intravenous and nebulised treatment with placebo, focusing on admission and breathlessness while stressing that patients with life-threatening features were excluded.
Does Magnesium work in asthma? St.Emlyn’s Read More
An archived introduction to Developing EM’s September 2013 conference in Cuba. The post highlights the organisers’ aim of sharing emergency and critical care education internationally, connecting visiting clinicians with local colleagues and supporting the systems in which they work.
Developing EM – ethical Emergency Medicine in Cuba. St.Emlyn’s Read More
What might emergency physicians learn from Sir Alex Ferguson’s leadership? Written on his retirement in 2013, this reflection explores motivation, proportionate praise, honest feedback, relationships and learning from setbacks, drawing connections between leading a football team and improving an emergency department.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Emergency Medicine Read More
A report from Joe Lex’s visit to St Emlyn’s in April 2013 as its first visiting professor. The evening brought emergency physicians and students together to hear experiences from his career and reflect on the values and principles behind their work.
Joe Lex at St. Emlyn’s Read More
How often are peripheral intravenous cannulas placed in the emergency department actually used? This 2013 journal club reviews a Melbourne study, considers use after admission as well as in the ED, and asks how teams might reconsider routine cannulation and audit local practice.
JC: Is that IV really needed? Read More
Do changes in vital signs predict trauma outcomes better than a single set of observations? This 2013 journal club examines retrospective TARN data, considering shock index and changes in blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate, alongside study exclusions and the small number of deaths.
JC: Delta signs for shock trauma Read More
How should a senior doctor respond when a trainee knows something they do not? Remembering his colleague Luka, Simon Carley explores professional humility, authority gradients and learning from juniors, with practical ways to welcome challenge and share what it teaches us.
How to cope when your registrar knows more than you do. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Which trauma papers deserved attention at the 2013 Trauma Care conference? Simon Carley shares his shortlist, from tranexamic acid and analgesia to imaging and airway management, and reflects on the limits of presenting ten studies in half an hour.
Trauma Care Conference Telford 2013. St.Emlyn’s on tour. Read More
