Can salbutamol relieve pain in renal colic? We review a phase II randomised controlled trial exploring intravenous salbutamol as an adjunct analgesic in the emergency department.
JC: Salbutamol for Analgesia in Renal Colic – Worth a Puff or a Painful Disappointment? Read More
Review the top 11 trauma and resuscitation trials discussed at ICEM 2025. Expert summaries and critical appraisals from St Emlyn’s cover transfusion strategies, airway management, oxygenation, fibrinogen, and more.
Top 10 trauma/resus papers for IFEM 2025 Read More
Can you perform a life-saving thoracotomy without ICU, theatre, or specialist staff?
A new study from Cape Town shows it’s possible — and often successful — even in district hospitals facing high trauma burdens.
Read our latest St Emlyn’s review 👇
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Emergency Centre Thoracotomy in South Africa. Read More
Emergency care is more pressured than ever—but is compassion being lost in the chaos? This post explores the reality of compassion fatigue, the systemic and cultural barriers to empathy, and practical, evidence-based strategies to reconnect with patients in meaningful ways.
Is there still room for compassion in emergency care? Read More
ENT emergencies, extended duty of care and the medicolegal implications of being vicariously injured, sodium balance and regulation, neuroradiology and disaster and counter-terrorism medicine
Paediatric Emergencies Update 2024 – Noosa Day 2 & 3 Read More
Recorded at the London Trauma Conference 2024, Peter Brindley discusses social media, artifical intelligence (AI) and how those working in medicine can (and must) navigate this new world.
Podcast – Social Media and Artifical Intelligence in Medicine with Peter Brindley at LTC Read More
RCEM 2025 Day 3 explored mental health, autism, palliative care, high-intensity users, and modern transfusion and diabetes management in the ED.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 3 Read More
From pragmatic frailty care to neurodiversity in medicine and creating safer cultures, Day 2 of RCEM 2025 blended sharp clinical insights with systems thinking.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 2 Read More
