JC: Does earlier TXA save lives? St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) is integral part of the management for major trauma patients in the UK. It is deemed such an important aspect that its...
View ArticleRisk, probability and decisions in Emergency Medicine. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This week we have released the first e-book from the St.Emlyn’s team. You can get the book in two different formats. Download the book from iTunes by clicking on...
View ArticleHIV screening in the ED. When, who and why. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Are you feeling upset that this post is not about something really cool like ECMO, laryngoscopy or RSIs? Well maybe you are and that’s OK. A lot of #FOAMed is...
View ArticleTough Times in the Emergency Department. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Times are tough in the Emergency Department. Is your ED seeing an unprecedented number of patients lately? Do you feel like you are under excessive pressure...
View ArticleManagement of paracetamol therapeutic excess in the ED. St.Emlyn’s.
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed I’m trying hard not to be slightly annoyed with Mr X. I know we are supposed to be empathic and understanding, but somedays there are patients who are just a...
View ArticleThe ED Spa. Wellness and Support in #Virchester. St.Emlyn’s.
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The ‘ED Spa’ is designed to be a safe space within an Emergency Department, a place that is completely non-clinical and separate from the coffee room. A place...
View ArticleHow to ask a question at a conference. The origin of ‘that’ algorithm....
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This is a repost & update of a blog I did for Rob Rogers back in 2014 on how to ask a conference question. Sadly the original post is no longer available....
View ArticleReview of 2017. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed As 2017 ends and we look forward to 2018 it’s time to reflect on a year with the St.Emlyn’s team. Despite our chronological and geographical dispersal it’s...
View ArticleJC: Devastating Brain Injury. Complex decisions in the resus room. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Social media can sometimes give the impression that all is rosy in the world of resuscitation. We hear of the amazing saves, the wonders of ECMO, helicopters and...
View ArticleSt.Emlyn’s goes further north – NEM Conference #NEMC18
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed It’s the second time I’ve been to the Northern Emergency Medicine conference, this year held in the sunny city of Durham. I say sunny… I needed my jacket. Last...
View ArticleJC: Can I safely discharge dizzy patients from the ED?
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Last month, I came across a clinical review published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine1 that got me really excited! It got me excited (in a geeky...
View ArticleThe End of the ‘Roid? JC: ADRENAL
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed So another year, another Critical Care Reviews meeting. Rob is doing an absolutely fantastic job with these, inviting lead authors from major critical care...
View ArticleBelgian EM at BeSEDiM 2018.
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Last weekend, the BeSEDiM (Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine) organised their annual symposium. It is the scientific organization of the Belgian...
View ArticleIs there anything else I need to know? Working in Africa.
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This is a guest post from our good friend Stevan Bruijns aka @codingbrown Stevan has been an advocate of international emergency medicine for many years and he,...
View ArticleThe Teaching Co-Operative Course. 10-12 October 2018. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed We are so excited to announce that the internationally acclaimed Teaching Co-Operative Course is coming to Manchester in 2018 on the 10-12th October. This course...
View ArticleJC: More on alcohol sniffing and nausea. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Just a quickie this week as I am so busy with planning the SMACC party, the St.Emlyn’s LIVE conference and the Teaching CooP course in Manchester. I’m also off...
View ArticlePost Traumatic Stress Disorder. A personal story. St.Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Ed – This blog is the first from our friend and colleague Rusty whom you may well have met a SMACC conference, seen him online, or at the SMACC FORCE simulations...
View ArticleJC: Balanced fluids vs Saline on the ICU. The SMART trial. St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed There has a been a little flutter of activity in the #FOAMed world this week about two trials published in the NEJM on the subject of balanced fluids in the care...
View ArticleJC: So long Salt and Saline? St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Simon has already covered the recent SMART trial1, regarding the comparison of balanced crystalloid solutions versus normal saline for resuscitation in...
View ArticleThe Teaching Course Cape Town. St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This week the team is out in sunny South Africa taking the opportunity to help run The Teaching CoOp course in Cape Town. This is the same course that we will be...
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