Explore key topics in anaesthesia, including airway management, sedation, analgesia, and perioperative care. Our evidence-based posts provide practical guidance for emergency and critical care clinicians, focusing on safe and effective anaesthetic techniques, troubleshooting challenges, and optimising patient outcomes.
Dan Horner reviews the JAMA paper on remifentanyl vs. neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBs) for RSI. #FOAMed @stemlyns
Keep on blocking in the free world. Remi vs. NMB for RSI. St Emlyn’s Read More
I’ve recently been spending a bit more time in the pre-hospital environment and it’s been interesting to compare practice there as compared to the emergency department. One theme has been
JC: Fentanyl as an adjunct in RSI. Does it affect haemodynamic stability? St Emlyn’s Read More
Defibrillation is a core skill in emergency medicine. Traditionally we are taught that an anterior-lateral (AL) placement of pads is preferable, although an anterior-posterior (AP) position can be used if
JC: AP or AL position for cardioversion? St Emlyn’s Read More
This is the transcript for an invited talk at the recent Difficult Airway Society (DAS) 2021 virtual conference. It was lovely to be invited and great of the organisers to
Learning from airway management in the ED: UK Perspective Read More
Lone acute severe headaches are a common and sometimes complex presentation to all Emergency Departments. There are obviously life threatening causes of a headache that we rule out with judicious
JC: Haloperidol for Headaches. St Emlyn’s Read More
We’re always a little cautious (scared) about entering any sort of emergency airway debate on social media as opinions are usually strongly held, and evidence is often of the lighter
JC: Rocuronium or Suxamethoniun for RSI. St Emlyn's Read More
Ed – At the SMACC conference our good friend and simulation guru Jesse Spurr 1 talked about virtual reality as a future technique for education and for therapy. It’s an
JC: Virtual Reality for Distraction from Paediatric Procedural Pain Read More
If I develop AF then I reckon I’d be able to spot it pretty quick, and I’d get myself down to ED pronto so that I could get myself cardioverted
JC: Should we rapidly cardiovert AF in the ED? St Emlyn’s Read More
