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.
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.
A female in her 60s attends with tongue swelling.
This month we have beta blockers for sepsis | Mortality Reviews in the ED | Patient Safety Culture with Maegan Ladell & New Online.
This month we have Peripheral Hypertonic Saline | RCEM Learning Disability Toolkit | EM at the Deep End | New in EM: Double Sequential Defibrillation for Refractory VF (Dose-VF Trial) | New Online
This was originally published as part of the medical student iBook. We’ve reproduced it here with some additions as we think it’s great, and as much as this is written from a medical student perspective, it could be a new FY2 or a new nurse – or an old hand.
A 51-year-old man presents with acute onset of central chest pain accompanied by nausea, vomiting and paralysis of all four limbs.
Refresh your knowledge on this latest outbreak.
Best practice advice on how Emergency Departments should implement screening programmes and balance these with the need to assess and treat acute illness and injury.
A 32-year-old man presents to the ED with RUQ, tachycardia and diarrhoea after starting a new herbal supplement for weight loss.
The principles of how to safely perform invasive procedures in the Emergency Department, including the use of checklists.
Principles of consent in view of recent case law
This is the third of our public health series blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health topics to follow in future blogs.
This is the second blog in our public health series. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health goodness to follow in future blogs.
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.
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.
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?
We’ve written this blog to emphasise some of the key points around risk, highlight some common terminology, and point out some common misunderstandings.
Bed blocked again, what can we do!
Human Factors is a term that’s often used when talking about events that happen in the ED, and many people, including us, had a lack of awareness of the full scope of human factors, and how it applies to emergency medicine.
The patient is now on ITU, having had a 2 hour delay because of errors.