The September 2018 podcast roundup revisits airway management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the Zero Point Survey and pulmonary embolism. Its linked reading also covers neonatal emergencies, equality in emergency medicine and reports from EMS Gathering, ResusTO and EuSEM, bringing together the month’s clinical and professional discussions.
Podcast – September 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
How should teams approach apparently devastating brain injury when early prognosis is uncertain? This 2018 article and podcast explore guidance on initial care, conversations with families and the risk of premature treatment limitation. They also consider the practical tensions around specialist transfer, intensive-care capacity and organ donation.
JC: Devastating Brain Injury. Complex decisions in the resus room. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The St Emlyn’s team looks back on 2017 through favourite blogs, podcasts, books and conferences. Alongside clinical and educational discoveries, contributors reflect on friendship, workload, wellbeing and the experiences that shaped their year, before sharing hopes and plans for 2018.
Review of 2017. St.Emlyn’s Read More
What makes a conference question worth everyone’s time? Simon Carley revisits a tongue-in-cheek question-asking algorithm and the serious point behind it: making discussion useful for the whole audience. He considers moderated social-media questions, their limitations and ways to encourage focused debate without silencing participation.
How to ask a question at a conference. The origin of ‘that’ algorithm. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Vicky Vella’s 2017 introduction to MARSIPAN explores the medical risks of anorexia nervosa and why they matter in emergency care. It discusses recognising physical deterioration, assessment and coordination with admitting teams, drawing on the adult and junior guidance available at the time.
MARSIPAN – Not just for (Christmas) Cakes. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Natalie May introduces the e-book collecting her reflections from Sydney HEMS, with 104 lessons drawn from the original blog series. This 2017 announcement explains the collection’s additional photographs, foreword and chapter on entering prehospital and retrieval medicine, and links back to the seven source posts.
104 Reflections from Sydney HEMS – the eBook. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Is paracetamol alone enough for pain after minor musculoskeletal injury? This 2017 review examines a randomised non-inferiority trial comparing paracetamol, diclofenac and their combination. It explores pain outcomes, trial design and exclusions, including why the findings cannot simply be extended to fractures or all painful injuries.
JC : Paracetamol, NSAID’s or both in MSK trauma. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The Virchester ‘ED Spa’ offers staff a non-clinical space to pause, recover and connect. This account explains how the room developed and how the five ways to wellbeing shaped its activities, from a gratitude tree and shared library to supporting colleagues through difficult shifts.
The ED Spa. Wellness and Support in #Virchester. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
