For as long as I can remember I’ve been told that it is possible to analyse marrow from an intra-osseous (IO) needle. It’s been taught on lots of APLS courses […]
JC: Can we really use IO blood for analysis? St Emlyn’s Read More
A few weeks ago we reviewed a paper on the management of traumatic cardiac arrest. That paper specifically looked at the role of closed chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest
Podcast – Traumatic Cardiac Arrest (TCA) with Prof Jason Smith RN Read More
Another of our videos and podcasts from the #stemlynsLIVE conference. This month it’s Alan Grayson on the role of ATLS in trauma management. If you listen to the twittersphere then
Beyond ATLS with Alan Grayson at #stemlynsLIVE. St Emlyn’s Read More
This is a question that we’ve addressed on the blog before and the evidence has been a little conflicting​1–6​. From a pathophysiological perspective the logic of using closed chest compressions
Should we use chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest? Read More
I’m back in the Midlands at the excellent and great value TraumaUK conference. If you’ve not been to this conference then I’d strongly suggest you do next year. It’s an
Top 10 trauma papers 2018-2019 for TraumaUK conference. St Emlyn’s Read More
Just a quick JC blog post this week to point you to an editorial written by Karim Brohi and John Holcomb on why, and when, patients die of trauma. The
JC: Why do bleeding trauma patients die? St Emlyn’s Read More
This week we are briefly looking at an interesting paper that suggests that HEMS services have much to offer in the management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). We know that
JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s Read More
We care about trauma. All of us are practising clinicians in healthcare and all of us see trauma in our clinical jobs. Some of my most memorable cases are the
Trauma in the UK, who cares? Read More
