Handover of critical care patients carries significant potential risk. Misunderstanding, misinterpretation or omitted information can have significant adverse impact on patient outcome.…
Handover of critical care patients carries significant potential risk. Misunderstanding, misinterpretation or omitted information can have significant adverse impact on patient outcome.…
Handover of critical care patients carries significant potential risk. Misunderstanding, misinterpretation or omitted information can have significant adverse impact on patient outcome.…
Are you supporting your overseas team as much as you could? Inspired by the RCEMLearning blog, here are some questions.…
This question is aimed at ST3 and above. It is best taken after completing the Human Factors knowledge based session.…
DNA CPR confuses many but is a very important area to get right.…
Burnout is a specific term used to describe one aspect of mental health. Much research has been done on the mental health and wellbeing of emergency teams.…
I didn’t realise I was burned out until I was properly scorched. I’d been close before, but thought I was doing ok this time.…
Your receive a pre-alert call from the air ambulance team who are bringing a 32-year-old male who has sustained a single stab wound to the epigastrium whilst outside a pub…
Are inequalities part of our every day work, and what can we do about them?…
This session will cover the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication.…
This session will cover the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication…
You are in charge of a congested department. Multiple ambulances have just arrived and you need to triage them to your clinical areas…
So you are thinking of acting up? CONGRATULATIONS – it means the end of your training is in sight. According to the RCEM guidance, you would need to have passed FRCEM and be in the final year of…
This morning I had a phone call from the police. He said that last night a man was filmed on CCTV smashing the windows of two police cars parked outside the local police station…
DNA CPR or “do not attempt resuscitation” decisions are confusing to many. If discussed sensitively and correctly, they make a huge huge huge immeasurable difference to the hospital stay of the patien…
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 …
You are handed the ECG of a lady with known alcohol excess who has presented with at least 48 hours of vomiting. The ECG reveals one of her blood tests may be critical – but which one?…
Inequalities in health are nothing new… Whilst many things have improved with time, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown some of the most stark differences in to light.…
There are many components of looking after overseas doctors. Many of them are intuitive and seem common sense, but our experience suggests the basics are often done poorly. We define an overseas docto…
Whether it’s immersing yourself in the childhood nostalgia of the faraway tree, learning about more medicine, or learning about subjects allied to medicine, the book has a powerful hold on people.…