Tag: FOAMed
Post-vaccine headache in the Emergency Department: what you need to know. St Emlyn’s
I am sure you all saw the recent MHRA press release and guidance, discussing the issue of a possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine and a rare type of thrombotic condition of Vaccine induced …
Am I going to die? Communicating COVID-19 test results and risk
Going into hospital as an emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic must be extremely scary for patients and their relatives. With no relatives allowed to visit and staff dressed in full PPE, the experience must be …
Vaccines update January 2021: St Emlyn’s
Rick Body has once again put together a great COVID-19 podcast to update us on the latest vaccines roll out in the UK. Prof. Rick Body, Prof. Simon Carley, Prof. Pam Vallely, Prof. Paul Klapper …
Ludwig’s Angina. St Emlyn’s
There’s two reasons why Ludwig’s angina sends a shiver down my spine but probably only one of them will apply to you. Back in 2003 when I was a third year medical student my consultant …
Understanding COVID-19 testing with Rick Body. St Emlyn’s
This week Simon and Rick got together to talk through the latest technologies, uses and performance of COVID-19 testing. We think it’s a really useful listen to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the various …
JC: Convalescent plasma in COVID 19 patients.
This month the BMJ has published a trial on the use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of admitted patients with COVID-19 (the PLACID trial). Convalescent plasma therapy basically takes plasma, together with antibodies from …
Research, trainees and prioritisation in UK emergency medicine.
The UK Trainee Emergency Research Network (TERN) was created (officially) in 2018 and mentioned previously by Simon & Dan in this early digital outing. The initial mission was to demystify clinical research, improve access to research …
JC: Spot the Difference, what can we do about petechiae? St Emlyn’s
Back in 2013, I wrote a post here on petechiae in well kids; it received a phenomenal number of views for reasons I don’t quite understand (I think it ended up as a link somewhere …
CODA Zero episodes now open access.
I’m not sure whether you have noticed, but the first two episodes of the CODA Zero program are now live on their website. If you did not already know, the CODA project is designed to …
Why infection control failures might kill your patients and colleagues. St Emlyn’s
This blog is based upon a short lecture given by Simon Mardel OBE (1,2). He is an emergency physician who has extensive experience in humanitarian work. He has worked in many infectious disease outbreaks around …