This session is part one of two dealing with thoracic injuries. This session is pitched at FCEM examination standard and you are expected to be competent at leading a trauma response…
Feeling Blue?
A pre-alert is received for a patient being brought in after being found in the sea by bystanders. The patient is conscious with a temp of 34 degrees Celsius…
Boxing, and Facial Injuries
Last April saw the England Boxing National Amateur Championships held in Nottingham. As a member of the England Boxing Medical Committee I was invited to sit ringside for the tournament as the Ringsid…
Helicopter Safety and Familiarisation
This session covers aspects of helicopter safety, in particular the dangers associated with working with rotary-winged aircraft.…
Triage in Mass Casualty Situations
This session covers the importance of, and methods of performing triage in mass casualty situations.…
Bee careful kids
A stinging tale of paediatric anaphylaxis, with the added buzzzz of pre-hospital emergency care.…
Decompression Illness
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.…
The Pelvis Puzzle
What will you do when called to attend a trauma call for a motorcyclist with a suspected pelvis problem?…
May 2019 Podcast
This month we have a discussion on the Manchester Bombing | Scribes in the ED | TERN TIRED | PTX and haemothorax in the CT era | Horse Trauma | Roc Rocks – ED RSI with Rocuronium or Suxamethoniu…
Trauma ibook – an introduction
This iBook is structured according to the ATLS 10th edition chapters. Why have we done this when ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) is often considered “archaic” and not to be recommended…
EMTA 2018 prize winners
Research in Emergency Medicine ranges in scale and complexity and covers a wide spectrum of subjects, all of which contribute to our overall knowledge base…
PHEM Trauma
Your receive a pre-alert call from the air ambulance team who are bringing a 32 yr old male who has sustained a single stab wound to the epigastrium whilst outside a pub…
To tube or not to tube? That is the question. The AIRWAYS-2 TRIAL
The AIRWAYS-2 trial compared the effectiveness of i-gel supraglottic airways (SGA) with endotracheal intubation (TI) in the initial airway management of adult patients in non-traumatic out of hospital…
January 2019
Podcast for January 2019…
June 2018
June 2018…
Pre-Hospital Communication
This session will cover the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication…
Thoracic Trauma
For each life-threatening thoracic injury this work will include, a definition and context to include the incidence…
London CPD Conference 2017
The 2017 RCEM CPD conference was held in central London in April 2017. There was a great selection of speakers and we had the good fortune to capture a few interviews with some of the speakers…
NICE Spinal Injury Guidelines
This month we’re really drilling down in to the specifics around suspected spinal injury in major trauma…
RSI – Basics of NMBAs
As Emergency Medicine continues to grow as a specialty, newer fields are coming in to our practice on a more regular basis…