DFTB. The procedure paradox update. St Emlyn's
Updated content and video This is an update and repost of a blog from last Summer following the release of the video from the 2019 Don’t Forget the Bubbles (DFTB) …
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The great day paradox. St.Emlyn’s
I started thinking and writing this blog about 2 years ago, but I’d not really been happy with understanding how I feel about it. More recently I’ve been asked to …
50 shades of black and white: the folly of dichotomy
In this quick post I’m hoping to get you thinking and asking questions about how we measure things in medicine. And I hope that, like me, it might change how …
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The philosophies of St Emlyn
Here at St Emlyn’s we hold a number of the philosophies of St Emlyn himself central to our day-to-day practices. E + R = O St Emlyn, during his hours …
Ethical dilemmas in Emergency Medicine 4: The ethics of triage
It’s been a while since we published our last ‘Ethical Dilemmas’ post at St. Emlyn’s. Hopefully you’ve already seen the other posts in this series but, if not, you should …
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An Introduction to the Breathless Patient in the ED
Patients with “shortness of breath” are a challenge in the ED. Shortness of breath can be a frightening presenting complaint for both patients and doctors. When you think about it, …
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101 Personal Experiments in Emergency Medicine Education
Check out our experimental page here. I would not dream of suggesting that I know much about philosophy and medicine. Rick Body and Michelle Johnston would no doubt be able …
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Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine part 3: Is Primum non nocere timeless or ridiculous?
If you haven’t been following this series, you can also find part 1 and part 2 on the blog. Part 3: Primum, non nocere When I was a green young …
Ethical dilemmas in Emergency Medicine Part 2
Last week we published our first ‘Ethical dilemmas in Emergency Medicine’ post, complete with a hypothetical scenario that hopefully got you thinking! I was quite humbled by the quality of …
Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine Part 1
Emergency Medicine is a specialty that you may not think involves a lot of ethical dilemmas. The obvious issues like abortion, euthanasia and reproductive ethics affect other people. However, …