All of the St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast content that relates to trauma & orthopaedics.
Another great day in Exeter at the College scientific conference. Superbly organised by Adam Reuben and his colleagues with a fantastic, engaging, entertaining and accessible program. It has been a […]
College of Emergency Medicine Conference Exeter: Day 3 round up Read More
The diagnosis and management of major trauma in the elderly is a really hot topic in Emergency Medicine right now. Compared to younger patients, the elderly can sustain much more serious
JC: When a subdural needs surgery in the elderly. St. Emlyn’s Read More
This week we have released a podcast on trauma team leadership that focuses on the management of trauma patients in the ED, and in particular a focus on getting patients
Podcast – Trauma Team Leadership – Getting to CT in 30 minutes. Read More
Here at St.Emlyn’s we are big fans of Tranexamic Acid in trauma. We believe that it makes a difference to overall mortality in patients likely to be bleeding and also
JC: Tranexamic acid – does the evidence stack up? Read More
We’ve been having debates about what fluids to use in trauma and sepsis for about as long as – well – about as long as we’ve had fluids. We’ve had quite a
JC: Plasma-lyte or Saline in Trauma? St. Emlyn’s Read More
For reasons which I can’t discuss here I’m quite interested in the incidence of pituitary axis dysfunction following head injury, and indeed in the outcomes following all severities of head
JC: Anterior pituitary disorder following head injury Read More
Ladies and Gentlemen! The assessment and investigation of paediatric head injury is a case study in clinical risk management. Similar to chest pain in grown up medicine, it’s a frequent
JC: Duel of the Rules: Which decision rule for head injury in children? Read More
In the last few days Twitter has been buzzing (does twitter buzz? Or does it chirp? Tweet?) with EM practitioners getting to grips with the latest iteration of the NICE
JC: Updated NICE Head Injury Guidelines – Worth a Scan? Read More
