The Physiologically Difficult Airway
RCEM CPD in London this week and I am off to give a talk on this interesting and ever developing topic. Hope to see some of you there. Although I …
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RCEM CPD in London this week and I am off to give a talk on this interesting and ever developing topic. Hope to see some of you there. Although I …
This episode ofr our CAN podcasts introduces two core concepts: sensitivity and specificity. These are two ways of thinking about the accuracy of a diagnostic test. Knowing the sensitivity and specificity of an investigation will give you a decent idea of how it should be used in the emergency department.
Transfusion in trauma has evolved at a rapid pace over the last decade and it can be hard to keep up with the latest evidence. I also find it useful to think about the story of how the science has developed to lead us to our current practice. The purpose of this post is to provide a narrative of how we have arrived at the contemporary approach to transfusion in trauma.
AI language models, along with AI image and voice generation have arrived in much the same way as calculators did in the 1970s. @codingbrown @stemlyns asks an AI language model how it can help EM thrive and explains how AI will enter our workplaces, schools and homes no matter what policies are put in place to govern them. #FOAMed
A review of a paper from the European Heart Journal looking at the prehospital use of troponin in patients with low risk chest pain.
Semi-structured interviews are a great way to get the really rich data we need to understand something in greater depth. They allow us to ask ‘why?’ as well as just ‘what?’, ‘who?’ and ‘when?’.
St Emlyn’s Journal Club on the future of EBM with a twist. Really interesting article in Nature Medicine this month with implications for EM research. #FOAMed @stemlyns @VivekSubbiah
Listen to the latest St Emlyn’s podcast and learn more about dual sequence defibrillation, concussion and the #stemlynsWILD program. Don’t forget to subscribe.