JC: TXA in severe head injury. St Emlyn’s
Our post on the CRASH-3 trial, an RCT examining the use of TXA in head injury, was arguably our most controversial of 2019 (1). Our view was that the evidence …
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COVID-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #2
It’s tough keeping up to date with the ever changing world of Covid19. Whilst we are all working hard at treating patients in the ED and ICU, we also need …
JC: Journal club book for 2019-2020 published. #FOAMed
We’re delighted to publish the annual St Emlyn’s critical appraisal book this week. It’s a collection of our best critical appraisal blogs and covers over 30 papers that we have …
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JC: Taking the PESIT – How Common is PE Among ED Patients with Syncope?
You might remember the tremendous stink around PE prevalence caused by the outcomes of the Pulmonary Embolism in Syncope Italian Trial (PESIT)1 from when it was published back in 2016; …
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#SASEM2019: Top 10+1 papers
This week I am in Jeddah at the Saudi Arabian Society of Emergency Medicine1. It has been a fabulous few days so far. The content is good, the presentations are …
JC: Turn it Down to 11 – Benzos for Back Pain
The topic of lower back pain of undifferentiated origin is one that is close to my heart for at least two reasons. The first one is professional, as daily we …