Simon Carley revisits February 2019 on the St Emlyn’s podcast. The accompanying reading includes research on ventilation during intubation, pulmonary embolism in patients with syncope and trauma deaths, alongside reflections on workplace relationships and life after PTSD therapy.
Podcast – February 2019 Monthly Round Up Read More
How common is pulmonary embolism among patients attending the ED with syncope? Natalie May examines a 2019 analysis of Canadian and US cohorts, comparing it with PESIT and exploring how different populations, investigation practices and follow-up affect interpretation of the reported prevalence.
JC: Taking the PESIT – How Common is PE Among ED Patients with Syncope? Read More
Explore the papers and resources Simon Carley selected for SASEM 2019 in Jeddah. This conference reading list brings together prehospital resuscitation, airway management, oxygen therapy, chest and head injury, cardiac arrest prognostication and the Zero Point Survey, with links to earlier critical appraisals.
#SASEM2019: Top 10+1 papers Read More
Revisit a year of critical appraisal with the St Emlyn’s 2018 collection. This post introduces an ebook bringing together journal club discussions of prehospital, emergency and critical care research, with links to the book in several formats and to other St Emlyn’s publications.
St Emlyn’s 2018 Critical Appraisal book. Read More
Should adults receive midazolam or haloperidol before ketamine sedation in the ED? This 2019 trial appraisal weighs reduced agitation against longer recovery, examines the study’s size and outcome measures, and asks whether observed behaviour captures what matters to patients.
JC: Should we premedicate for ketamine sedation? St Emlyn’s Read More
What can Game of Thrones teach us about critical appraisal? This festive journal club examines a study of character survival, using its methods to explore cohort selection, outcome definitions and statistical analysis. Expect spoilers from the first seven seasons and a deliberately light-hearted approach to research.
StE Journal Club: a Christmas Games of Thrones issue Read More
Does cricoid pressure still have a place in rapid sequence induction? Simon Carley appraises a large 2018 randomised trial, weighing aspiration outcomes against difficulties with laryngoscopy. He also considers the limits of applying operating-theatre evidence to emergency department patients and groups excluded from the study.
JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s Read More
Which advanced airway strategy should come first in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This 2018 review compares AIRWAYS-2 and PART, examining supraglottic devices and tracheal intubation. It considers trial outcomes alongside operator experience, training and the practical realities of prehospital resuscitation.
JC: OOHCA and Airway management. Do we need a tube? St Emlyn’s Read More
