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Departmental Handover

All morning shifts start with handover, and I think that getting handover right sets the tone for the rest of the day.
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Management of DKA

A few key points that, we think, will make the management of DKA clearer.
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Being a good ED registrar

There’s a lot of tips out there for surviving as a new doctor, or as an old doctor. The transition from SHO to SpR is something that many are ready for, and many have picked up their own tips for.
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When Weight Loss isn’t a good thing: Neonates in the ED – Growth & Feeding

One of the most common reasons for newborns to be sent in to the ED for assessment is weight loss.
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Public Health in the Emergency Department Series #3

This is the third of our public health series blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health topics to follow in future blogs.
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Head Injury in Adults

Patients with head injuries are the most common type of trauma seen in the Emergency Department and can represent up to 10% of all presentations.
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Head Injury in Children

Walk into any Emergency Department in the country and you are bound to find at least one child waiting to be seen with a head injury.
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Measles

Many of us in the UK EM will have gone most of our careers without seeing any confirmed cases of measles. Vaccination rates have been dropping though, so measles is back in our departments and has to be in our differential diagnosis list.
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Blood Transfusion – Part 2

Here are a few reminders and updates on the basics of transfusion - Part 2.
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Blood Transfusion – Part 1

Transfusion may seem simple, but here are a few reminders and updates on the basics of transfusion starting with the transfusion ten commandments.
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RSI in the ED

This blog looks at RSI from the eyes of the “assistant” - this might be the resus nurse, the ED FY2, or a non-airway trained ED registrar. Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments.
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Public Health in the Emergency Department Series #2

This is the second blog in our public health series. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health goodness to follow in future blogs.
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Cardiac Arrest – the ALS algorithm and beyond

The aim of this blog is to review management of adult medical cardiac arrests and look at interventions beyond the ALS algorithm.
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How to Make a Poster

The examples of posters included in this blog should give you some food for thought about the variety of end projects you can achieve.
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Public Health in the Emergency Department Series #1

This is the first of our public health series blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for a few more public health topics over the next few weeks.
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Foreign Body Inhalation in Children

FB inhalation is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children. It is often not witnessed so must be considered in children with unexplained acute respiratory symptoms.
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Diagnosing Death

We’ve talked a lot in RCEMLearning blogs about how to recognise death in ED and how to break bad news, but we haven’t really focused on how to legally “declare” someone as dead, and complete the relevant paperwork. It is through researching updates to my trust’s policy, together with making sure our international medical graduates were aware of the UK rules, that this blog post was born.
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Top Ten Tips for Turning Your ED Green

Starting from scratch to turn your ED green is a challenge. When I took on the sustainability lead in our department recently, it took me a few months to work out where to start and how to make things change. I thought it would be useful to share some of the things I have learned along the way.
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Eating Disorders in the ED

With a huge burden of mental and physical health needs carried by patients with eating disorders, ED clinicians need to be aware of how they can give the care needed.
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Risk and Safety – Part 2

What do we do if we are made aware of an incident? How do we investigate a serious incident and write a report? How do we share the learning?
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Skin Rashes Caused by Group A Streptococcus

Group A Streptococcus is responsible for many skin and soft tissue infections, which can be identified based on the appearance of the associated skin rashes.
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#PEM23

Nikki Abela and Liz Herrieven have treated themselves to the RCEM PEM Conference in Manchester on 21/3/2023 – World Down Syndrome Day. Put on your #LotsOfSocks for the day and have a read to see what they learned.
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Risk and Safety

We’ve written this blog to emphasise some of the key points around risk, highlight some common terminology, and point out some common misunderstandings.
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Ramadan in the ED

This blog is about how to support colleagues who may be fasting, not putting your foot in it and clinical issues.

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