Explore the principles of evidence-based medicine, including critical appraisal, clinical decision-making, and the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our posts help clinicians interpret evidence, apply it to practice, and improve patient outcomes with a scientific approach.
Whilst I was a medical student, I ran several ‘n of 1’ clinical trials, principally investigating whether alcohol could reduce nausea. My notes from these studies were incomprehensible scrawls, and […]
JC: Can alcohol relieve nausea. St.Emlyn’s Read More
John Lind Alliance research priority partnership with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Setting the research agenda for the next 10 years in emergency medicine
James Lind Alliance update. St.Emlyn’s Read More
As you surely know we love thinking about Troponin at St.Emlyn’s. We have our own world expert in Rick Body and there is loads of stuff here on the site
JC: High sensitivity Troponin I on presentation. Is it enough to rule out ACS? St.Emlyn’s Read More
October has been a stellar month for publication of critical care trials in high impact journals. SPLIT, HEAT and FELLOW have already been FOAMed all over, but that left me
JC: EuroTHERM or EuroBURNED. St.Emlyn’s Read More
This week I was honoured to present a “blast talk” at the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Conference in Cork. I love the idea of blast talks – quick fire,
PEM Review – PEMLit at #IAEM15 Read More
Apnoeic oxygenation in emergency intubation in the Emergency Department is a concept that has emerged in the past few years and has been extensively promoted by the FOAMed community. I
JC: The last breath for apnoeic oxygenation? Read More
A familiar scenario: You are on duty and your standby phone goes off just as you have come back from your coffee break. The ambulance cell informs you that they
Nil nocere: do no harm reversing warfarin! Read More
This might be a familiar sight to you – this is the mail tray of one of my colleagues. I usually get my EMJs out of the wrapper but only
Information Overload – Keeping Up-To-Date at #RCEM15 Read More
