Iain Beardsell shares his experience of preparing for the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care, with revision resources, practice questions and practical exam tips. This personal 2020 account covers the written and practical components and points readers to the Faculty for official examination requirements.
The Diploma in Immediate Medical Care. Hints and Tips from St Emlyn’s Read More
How can colleagues help each other improve after formal training ends? In this article supporting his SMACC 2019 talk, Simon Carley explores direct observation and feedback, focusing peer review on understanding clinical decisions and developing practice rather than judging outcomes alone.
SMACC2019: The Power of Peer Review Read More
Should injured children receive whole-body or selective CT? Natalie May examines a 2018 observational study of paediatric trauma, explaining propensity-score adjustment and what its mortality findings can—and cannot—tell us. The discussion challenges the assumption that adult imaging practice should automatically transfer to children.
Journal Club – Trauma CT in Paediatric Patients Read More
Intranasal ketamine or fentanyl for children with painful fractures? This 2018 appraisal compares pain relief and reported side effects in a small randomised trial. It explains why similar pain scores do not prove equivalence, and why the selected patient group limits how widely the results can be applied.
JC: Intranasal Ketamine vs. Fentanyl for kids. St. Emlyn’s Read More
Natalie May continues her reflections on a year with Sydney HEMS, focusing on paediatric retrieval, drowning and airway care. These personal clinical lessons explore equipment, communication and the compromises involved in delivering critical care outside the hospital.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Four: More Clinical Read More
What did the 2016 TARN report reveal about serious childhood injuries in England and Wales? Reviewing data from 2013–2014, this post explores injury patterns, safeguarding concerns and why every emergency department needs to prepare for children arriving outside established trauma pathways.
Paediatric Trauma Snapshot: What’s New? Read More
A fictional Robocop trauma case provides the framework for this tour of NICE’s 2016 major-trauma guidance. The post follows care from scene to hospital, discusses areas of controversy and highlights unanswered research questions, with links to the full guidance and an accompanying infographic.
Robocop gets the NICE 2016 major trauma treatment. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Ross Fisher, consultant paediatric surgeon from Sheffield UK explains why paediatric surgeons may not be best placed to lead paediatric trauma teams.
Paediatric Trauma is no place for a Paediatric Surgeon. Ross Fisher joins St.Emlyn’s Read More
