Many accused hospitals and medics of not acting quickly enough to prepare for Covid19, and we’re not going to let that happen for the muted bronchiolitis epidemic. Using all we’ve learnt f…
Hypnosis and EM
If we told you we knew of a medical practice that’s been around since the 18th century, with a strong evidence base, that can be utilised by any emergency physician, for the majority of patients (and …
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Treatment, Hand Lacerations
This session deals with the critical appraisal of a key randomised controlled trial. The study concerns two treatments for the management of hand lacerations…
Holiday at Home
Lockdown. It’s looking likely to be extended for a while, and travel is looking less possible. Despite that, taking annual leave and having a rest is really important. But how can you occupy yourselve…
EMJ December 2020
Noel discusses Colles type distal radial fractures undergoing manipulation in the ED A multicentre observational cohort study…
Can COVID Change our EDs for the Better?
Since February 2020, the UK has seen over 145,000 hospital admissions with COVID-19 and over 42,000 deaths. To say this pandemic has reeked havoc on the NHS is an understatement.…
EMJ September 2020
This month we discuss the need for recovery with Laura Cottey and Graham Blair…
Consent
Principles of consent in view of recent case law…
EMJ June 2020
This month Noel talks to Dr.Anju menon about glucose as an additional parameter in NEWS score…
Picking your brain (or blood) cells …
A young male has concerning symptoms with a background history of G6PD deficiency……
EMJ March 2020 – Key occupational stressors in the ED
Key occupational stressors in the ED: an international comparison…
The Power of Mindset: Challenge and Threat
A person’s mindset is a very powerful thing. The state in which our mindset is in can have a huge impact on the way we approach tasks and the chances of us completing a task successfully.…
Breaking Evidence: The Elizabeth Molyneux prize 2019
Each year at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Annual Scientific Conference, the prestigious Elizabeth Molyneux Prize is awarded. The prize, named in honour of Professor Elizabeth Molyneu…
EMJ Podcast December 2019
This month we have What do older people want from emergency care, Determination of the best early warning scores to predict clinical outcomes of emergency department patients, Is Seniority of Emergenc…
Low Sugar Moment
The patient is now on ITU, having had a 2 hour delay because of errors…
A novel use of space?
Bed blocked again, what can we do!…
TAKE STOCK – Hot Debrief
Medical student Max Sugarman tells RCEMLearning what triggered him to work on a hot debrief tool and how he went about implementing it.…
A SAD assessment of capacity!
It is Monday morning 09.00hrs and you are checking your email inbox. You have received the following email from the StR who has just finished weekend nights…
Hello ALARA… Goodbye frying scans!
Struggling to negotiate CT imaging requests for your paediatric patients? Let the guiding principles of ALARA come to your rescue!…
Black & Blue
The unspoken disease of inflicted, non-accidental injury in children.…