Jun 15, 2013

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JC: Should we use Heimlich Valves fo...

JC: Should we use Heimlich Valves for ambulatory pneumothorax management? St. Emlyn’s

Here at St. Emlyn’s we have been managing patients with pneumothoraces...

Jun 14, 2013

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JC: Time is brain…., calling #...

JC: Time is brain…., calling #FOAMagitators. St.Emlyn’s

Streamlining of prehospital stroke management: the golden hour. If you have...

Jun 7, 2013

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Review: The Essence of Emergency Med...

Review: The Essence of Emergency Medicine

It was  a long day. After getting home from a late shift the night before, I...

Jun 3, 2013

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APLS weight estimation – don&#...

APLS weight estimation – don’t do it (well almost never). St.Emlyn’s

I’m an APLS instructor & course director and have contributed...

May 31, 2013

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JC: Do paediatric CT scans cause can...

JC: Do paediatric CT scans cause cancer? St.Emlyn’s

If I think back to my practice a few years ago (as I’m getting older)...

May 28, 2013

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Do Emergency Physicians judge patien...

Do Emergency Physicians judge patients on race, sex, sexual orientation, weight, etc.? St. Emlyn’s

A few years back I picked up a book at the airport by a chap called Malcolm...

May 25, 2013

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Emergency Medicine: A risky business...

Emergency Medicine: A risky business part 6. How many steps to disaster?

So what do we mean by a miss exactly? Is it always a terrible thing and why...

May 21, 2013

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Good news – AoME + GIC = Membe...

Good news – AoME + GIC = Membership. St.Emlyn’s

            Many Emergency Physicians are...

May 21, 2013

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JC Cryo + TXA for trauma apparently ...

Thanks to Karim for a heads up on this one. Just a quick post this time, but...

May 19, 2013

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JC: Does Magnesium work in asthma? S...

JC: Does Magnesium work in asthma? St.Emlyn’s

This is a roller coaster journey  for me. Many years ago Virchester ED was...