Clinical skills – Does anyone use Ophthalmoscopes anymore?
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
A review of the CRYSTMAS study comparing starch vs. saline for severe sepsis patients.
More than a Spot Check – What does the NICE Quality Standard for bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicemia in children and young people mean for the Emergency Dept? Who’s that …
More than a Spot Check?: Meningococcal Septicaemia at St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Sooooo….this paper turned up at JC last week (thanks to Nicola P) and whilst I’m not sure that it meets all three of our criteria for a top JC paper …
“The report of my death was an exaggeration” Mark Twain Just a quicky and a link out to our guide on Emergency Medicine Journal Clubs. Despite the rumours of the …
JC: Journals are dead: Long live the Journal Club Read More »
Taste influence compliance in paediatric prescribing. Important to test taste in the ED.
I’ve seen a few paediatric femoral shaft fractures in the last couple of years, and while they always make my spidey-sense tingle for non-accidental injury, most (even the spiral fractures) …
Through the Looking Glass: Chirocaine vs Bupivicaine. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Quick post… NICE have recently published new guidance on Upper GI bleeding. It is surprisingly sensible. I was pleased with their position on PPI’s for upper GI bleeding (not before endoscopy…). The other point …