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As with many things, there are no real concrete or evidence-based answers as to which Inotropes and vasopressors to use and when, but here are some thoughts and definitions.
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Visiting hospital can be scary at any age. Facilitating a positive hospital experience for children is particularly important as many of them will require further hospital attendances and treatments in their lifetime. We dont want this to be a frightening place for them.
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This blog presents a whistle stop tour of adolescent medicine as it applies to the ED. It discusses some hints and tips on how to improve the ED experience for adolescents whilst also increasing your confidence in supporting the needs of this sometimes tricky age group.
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Bullying is something that an unacceptably high number of healthcare workers will experience. Despite priding itself in being a friendly specialty with a flattened hierarchy, those working in emergency medicine, too, report experiencing bullying.
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Top Tips for Breastfeeding Parents in the Adult ED
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This is a section on communication skills that we have updated and reprinted from our medical student iBook.
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Winter is upon us, and the wheezers are slowly filling our waiting areas
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Acute back pain is something that we see fairly often in the emergency department
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In this blog we will talk about how to overcome barriers, which will help you build trust with and get the information you need from the patient to treat them and keep them safe, with some great insights from young people working with Redthread.
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Is it time to ditch Aspiration Pneumonia and replace it with Frailty Associated Pneumonia?
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This was originally published as part of the medical student iBook. Weve reproduced it here with some additions as we think its 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.
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Children with noisy or difficult breathing often present to the Emergency Department (ED). The acuity of these patients varies, but any of the conditions that cause respiratory symptoms can be life threatening