Lessons from Victoria Brazil’s 2014 St Emlyn’s talk, ‘Talking, Teaching and Technology’. Rick Body describes how preparation, knowing the audience, attention to voice and body language, and ruthless simplification of slides can shape a presentation, alongside reflections from the team’s evening together in Manchester.
When Victoria Brazil came to St. Emlyn’s: The Full Story Read More
Could a follow-up phone call reduce return visits after a child leaves the emergency department? This 2014 appraisal examines a Canadian study in which callers collected concerns without answering them, questioning allocation methods, outcome measurement and whether reattendance alone can tell us that care was better or worse.
JC – Just Checking: Do Follow-Up Phone Calls Reduce Reattendance to PED? Read More
A guide to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2014 recommendations on imaging injured children. Natalie May explains why paediatric injury patterns and radiation concerns require a distinct approach, then works through the report’s advice by body region and the role of clinical assessment in deciding whether to image.
Imaging in Paediatric Trauma – Guide to the RCR Guidelines. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A round-up from the final day of the College of Emergency Medicine’s 2014 Exeter conference. Short talk summaries cover traumatic cardiac arrest, major trauma in older people and traumatic bleeding, alongside reflections on how freely shared conference resources can extend learning beyond those attending in person.
College of Emergency Medicine Conference Exeter: Day 3 round up Read More
Day two highlights from the College of Emergency Medicine’s 2014 Exeter conference, with short recordings on rugby medicine, quality improvement, chest pain assessment, atrial fibrillation and mental health. The collection also links to the college’s mental health toolkit and the other daily reports.
College of Emergency Medicine Conference: Exeter 2014 Day 2 Read More
Short video summaries from the opening day of the College of Emergency Medicine’s 2014 Exeter conference. The selection spans emergency airway management, clinical judgement, FOAMed, temperature management after cardiac arrest, sepsis, stroke and blood gas testing, sharing speakers’ reflections shortly after their presentations.
CEM conference Exeter 2014 – day 1 videos Read More
Rick Body introduces his SMACC Gold 2014 talk, ‘The Heart Under Stress’, on using history, examination and troponin testing when assessing possible acute coronary syndrome. The accompanying post also reflects on turning research into an engaging conference presentation, with storytelling and humour alongside the clinical discussion.
The Heart Under Stress – St. Emlyn’s at SMACC Gold Read More
Who should be seen next when the emergency department cannot see everyone immediately? Rick Body uses hypothetical triage dilemmas to explore fairness, waiting time, clinical urgency and suffering, asking how fast-tracking, staffing decisions and performance targets affect the balance between individual patients and the wider department.
Ethical dilemmas in Emergency Medicine 4: The ethics of triage Read More
