The Physician’s Pledge
Described as ‘the contemporary successor to the 2500-year-old Hippocratic Oath‘, the World Medical Association (WMA)’s Physician’s Pledge provides guidance for […]
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The Area Under The Suffering Curve
“What’s your leadership style Cliff? How do you like to run the emergency department?” Our new fellow had asked a […]
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The Myth of Error-Free
This guest post from a fellow retrieval clinician contains a powerful message for us all. We have a responsibility to […]
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Head Rotation for Mask Ventilation
This is a guest post from Dr Per Bredmose, anaesthetist and retrieval medicine physician in Norway, also known as Viking […]
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No Picnic? Really?
They say emergency medicine and critical care are no picnic, but I’ve been trying to change that. There’s something about […]
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Spot the WOBBLER in syncope!
Syncope is a common ED presentation. An ECG is a critical investigation in syncope to identify the cause, including rare […]
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Do What You Said You Were Going To Do!
‘Do what you said you were going to do – the high performance culture of excellence under pressure’ is the […]
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Das SMACC in Berlin
Don’t miss your chance to register for the best emergency/prehospital/critical care conference out there Tickets will be released on […]
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It’s Tamponade – Now What?
You ultrasound the chest of your shocked patient in resus with fluid refractory hypotension. You see fluid around the heart. […]
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Asking for an Accident in Emergency
Does anyone else use ‘Heelys’ at work? These wheeled shoes are a great way to get around the ED.