I have to agree with all the sentiments about SMACC being the best conference in the world for a blend of science and practicality for critical care medicine. I also […]
Louise Cullen on why most published research is wrong. St.Emlyn’s Read More
My second talk at SMACC Gold. This followed on from the earlier talk on do risk factors factor in the ED. In this talk I try and link evidence to
What to believe and when to change. St.Emlyn’s at SMACC Read More
For those of us schooled through the Advanved Life Support courses I think we may be forgiven for thinking of Ventricular Fibrillation as a single condition. The treatment of VF
JC: Does wave form analysis improve outcome in VF arrest? St.Emlyn’s Read More
As Mrs C is an Ophthalmologist (with a sub-sub-sub speciality interest in a structure that as far as I can make out you can’t see or feel) it does mean
JC: Ocular trauma in blast injuries. St.Emlyn’s 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
Last week in the Journal Club we looked at this paper on the introduction of ED scribes from the American Journal of Emergency Medicine http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675713001940 Â Â Understanding this paper requires
JC: Scribes in the ED? 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
