Ludwig’s Angina. St Emlyn’s
There’s two reasons why Ludwig’s angina sends a shiver down my spine but probably only one of them will apply to you. Back in 2003 when I was a third […]
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Understanding COVID-19 testing with Rick Body. St Emlyn’s
This week Simon and Rick got together to talk through the latest technologies, uses and performance of COVID-19 testing. We think it’s a really useful listen to understand the strengths
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JC: Finger on the Pulse?
If you’re an avid follower of FOAM, you’ll have seen many assertions that manual pulse checks by healthcare providers during cardiac arrest are pretty unreliable at best. The most commonly
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JC: Should we rubber STAAMP prehospital TXA?
This post is co-published with our friends at REBEL EM. Background: It almost seems that when it comes to the use of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma,
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JC: Blood Products in Trauma – What’s the Best (I)TACTIC?
Bleeding trauma patients present a couple of challenges to us in the Emergency Department. Increasingly, our aging population continues to engage in energetic daily pursuits while increasing numbers are prescribed
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JC: Can we give tranexamic acid (TXA) via the IM route? St Emlyn’s
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) is a mainstay of trauma management. CRASH 2 (2) demonstrated its effectiveness in bleeding patients and CRASH 3 (1,5) (in my opinion) showed that we should also
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JC: Effect of Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine on Organ Injury in Septic Shock. The ACTS Randomized Clinical Trial St Emlyn’s
Back in 2017 the sepsis world had a rather strong reaction to a paper published by Paul Marik that suggested that a combination of steroid, vitamin C and Thiamine could
Top trauma papers of 2019-2020. St Emlyn’s
The top ten trauma papers of 2019-20
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