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March/April Podcast 2022. St Emlyn’s
Our regular review of the blog and podcast from March/April 2022 with Simon and Iain. This month we saw the podcast pass over 1 Million downloads. Thanks to everyone out there who listens and gives …
JC: AP or AL position for cardioversion? St Emlyn’s
Defibrillation is a core skill in emergency medicine. Traditionally we are taught that an anterior-lateral (AL) placement of pads is preferable, although an anterior-posterior (AP) position can be used if AL does not work. This …
Lacto Basics – Breastfeeding in the Emergency Department
Natalie May takes us through the basics of breastfeeding and how we can look after patients who are breastfeeding when they present to the ED.
JC: The RePHILL trial. St Emlyn’s
This week we see the publication of the RePHILL trial. This is something we have been looking forward to for some time. A randomised controlled trial of the use of packed red cells, LyoPLAS and …
Feedback update and the complexities of inter-speciality conversations. St Emlyn’s
Feedback is something that we are really interested in at St Emlyn’s. We pride ourselves on managing feedback well, both in education where the St Emlyn’s team has a culture of honest and open feedback …
JC: Association between delays to patient admission from the ED and all-cause 30-day mortality. St Emlyn’s
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes This paper is recently off the press and has already sparked both interest and debate here at Virchester and in the wider Emergency Medicine community. It tackles the topic of …
Designer medicine for suspected DVT: the 4D study. St Emlyn’s
Do you want to halve your ultrasound referral rate for suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis? You do? How marvellous. Reducing referral rates from ED for a specialist test like vascular sonography can have multiple benefits for …
SASEM: Myths in resuscitation practice. St Emlyn’s
This week I am (virtually) presenting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Society of Emergency Medicine 7th Scientific Assembly. It’s always a pleasure to join colleagues from Saudi Arabia and around the world …
December 2021 Podcast round up. St Emlyn’s
Iain and Simon recap the highlights on the blog from December 2021. The best of the month plus a few reflections on the year and a look forward to 2022. vb S
What is the Bezold-Jarisch Reflex and why do I care?! St Emlyn’s
Bradycardia in the trauma patient can be a perilous sign. One might observe a typical course of events in which a bleeding trauma patient progresses through the compensatory mechanisms in response to shock. It is …