This PREMIER 2024 podcast follows the prehospital care of a child with traumatic brain injury, from the initial ambulance response to arrival at a major trauma centre. The case explores neuroprotection, coordination between teams and the practical decisions behind transport by road or air.
Podcast – Prehospital Neuroprotection Read More
Simon Carley describes volunteering with BASICS and the North West Prehospital Critical Care Charity. This introduction explains how volunteer responders support the ambulance service, how they are activated and governed, and how the charity funds its work.
BASICS, NWPCCC and EPHC. St Emlyn’s Read More
Highlights from the prehospital day of the 2019 London Trauma Conference. The report covers cardiac arrest decisions, access to defibrillation, vascular access, major incident response and obstetric emergencies, alongside practical discussion of communication and cognitive overload in pressured environments.
London Pre-Hospital Care Conference #LTC2019 Read More
When exit block leaves patients in the emergency department for many hours, their care needs extend beyond the initial plan. Rich Carden draws on military prolonged field care to offer a checklist covering hygiene, hydration, infection, tubes, medication, analgesia and nutrition.
Prolonged Field Care…in the ED. St Emlyn’s Read More
Clare Richmond discusses continuing development in prehospital and resuscitation practice in this presentation recorded at St Emlyn’s Live 2018. The accompanying introduction describes her focus on principles, training and practice, with a recording for clinicians interested in developing themselves and their colleagues.
The Journey That Matters: Dr. Clare Richmond at #stemlynsLIVE 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
A year with Sydney HEMS offers lessons beyond clinical practice. The final instalment explores facing fears, recognising fatigue, responding to frustration and making time for the people who matter, alongside the value of humility and reflection.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Seven: Life Lessons Read More
Self-care in retrieval medicine starts with ordinary needs: food, rest, sleep and time away from work. This sixth instalment of the Sydney HEMS reflections considers team morale, fitness and the culture of working while ill, drawing on a year of personal experience.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Six: Self Care Read More
