#RCEMasc 2021

October 8, 2021

Lots of good stuff again from the virtual #RCEMasc21 –  here are a few of the topics that got me thinking Read more

#EUSEM2020 (virtual conference)

September 28, 2020

My first virtual conference – has been great to dip in and out of all the streams at my leisure. Just a shame they didn’t send some Danish liquorice.

So here is my Summary…..(Kids, Resus, Heads, Others)

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#RCEMasc 2019 – Day 3

October 3, 2019

AIRWAYS-2 ETT vs SGA (i.e. iGel) in out of hospital cardiac arrest (trauma and kids excluded) Headline Results:  Survival with good neurological out come (MRS 0-3) – No difference around 2.75% (for those that required either SGA or ETT) Easiest – SGA easier achieving ventilation within 2 attempts (87.4% vs… Read more

#RCEMasc 2019 – Day 2

October 2, 2019

Paracetamol 12hr SNAP regime: 2014 & 2019 What is it?  Pre-NAC – 4mg Ondansetron IV Bag 1 – 2hr 100mg/kg NAC in 200ml 5% Dex Bag 2 – 10hr 200mg/kg NAC in 1000ml 5% Dex Advantages Saves 9hrs Significant reduction in anaphylactoid reactions 2% vs 11% Significant reduction in gastric symptoms (if… Read more

#RCEMasc 2019 – Day 1

October 1, 2019

For those back home its been an interesting 1st day at the conference  – and the top 5 are 1. Learning from Child Death Great session, presented by both clinical staff and parents, around the death of a 3yo with Down’s syndrome, from sepsis. Highlighted some key points that we… Read more

RCEM CPD Conference Day 3

April 4, 2019

REALISTIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE  Read more

RCEM CPD 2019 Day 2

April 3, 2019

NEUROLOGY #RCEMcpd  @RCEMevents Advances in Acute Stroke Intervention  Dr Ian Rennie Acute Stroke Thrombolysis only recannulates approximately 10% of large vessels. MR CLEAN trial reduced disablED survivors following stroke from 53% to 29%. NNT <2 (New England Journal of Medicine 2015) Dawn trial showed treatment up to 24 hours from… Read more

RCEM CPD 2019 Day 1

April 2, 2019

 HEAD AND NECK Tracheostomy Emergency Care – Dr Brendan McGarth www.Tracheostomy.org.uk Needs to distinguish Tracheostomy from laryngectomy as a laryngectomy has no connection to the upper airway however a tracheostomy may have a connection so gives you 2 options for an airway. Trachostomy problems commonly seen in the ED:- Tube… Read more

Trauma in the ED…Day 2 of Trauma Care 2019

March 6, 2019

Should ED manage the Trauma airway? For: Dr Simon Laing @simon_laing Against : Dr Felicity Clark @felicityjeclark A debate with an ED consultant for and an Anaethestist against. The eventual conclusion was that it doesn’tmatter who manages the airway as long as they are trained, competant and current with good… Read more

Trauma Care Conference

March 5, 2019

#TraumaCare19 @TraumaCareUK Mix of PHEM and Major incident sessions today Mental Resilience – Professor Richard Williams Resilience – a process linking a set of adaptive capabilities to a positive trajectory of functioning and adaption after a disturbance. Compared to the reference population ED and Pre-hospital staff have higher levels of… Read more

#EuSEM2018 – Day 4

September 13, 2018

Hej Hej Glasgow it was fun, now back to work.  Day-4 was full of great Canadian thoughts on neurology (Vertigo, SAH, and TIA) all topped off with a sprinkle of Organophosphates

Vertigo – Guide to the big 3
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#EuSEM2018 – Day 3

September 11, 2018

& today has been all about the Heart (New MI definition, Think Aorta, Failure) + some disaster med for my own interest

4th universal Definition of MI
Whats New?
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#EuSEM2018 – Day 2

September 11, 2018

Very Geri’s heavy day today @ #EuSEM2018 but lots to think about, and even squeezed in a bit of USS

 
Geriatrics
Gait is an observation

Timed Up and Go test – get up from chair walk 6m turn and come back, over 10s is a marker of frailty
Also mortality – same predictive value as RR>25 or sBP of 90mmHg

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#EuSEM2018 – Day 1

September 10, 2018

For those of you working hard on the shop-floor a quick summary of whats going on in Glasgow @ #Eusem2018   Sepsis 3 interesting talks from dual Emergency Med and Infectious disease specialists, from Denmark and Germany, which highlighted that we are all in the same boat, and again doing… Read more