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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.
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FB inhalation is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children. It is often not witnessed so must be considered in children with unexplained acute respiratory symptoms.
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Weve talked a lot in RCEMLearning blogs about how to recognise death in ED and how to break bad news, but we havent really focused on how to legally declare someone as dead, and complete the relevant paperwork. It is through researching updates to my trusts policy, together with making sure our international medical graduates were aware of the UK rules, that this blog post was born.
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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.
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With a huge burden of mental and physical health needs carried by patients with eating disorders, ED clinicians need to be aware of how they can give the care needed.
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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?
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Group A Streptococcus is responsible for many skin and soft tissue infections, which can be identified based on the appearance of the associated skin rashes.
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Nikki Abela and Liz Herrieven have treated themselves to the RCEM PEM Conference in Manchester on 21/3/2023 World Down Syndrome Day. Put on your #LotsOfSocks for the day and have a read to see what they learned.
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Weve written this blog to emphasise some of the key points around risk, highlight some common terminology, and point out some common misunderstandings.
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This blog is about how to support colleagues who may be fasting, not putting your foot in it and clinical issues.
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In this article I use the word "vulnerable" to imply an individual at risk for an enhanced need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.
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Human Factors is a term thats 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.
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Crying babies are frequently brought to the ED because the child cries so much that the parents believe there must be something physically wrong. whilst were waiting for AI to be developed to help with translation of the cries, having some idea of potential causes is useful.
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Improved flow is the current golden bullet, the saviour of ED, in the NHS - the key to unlocking the issues with the health service in its current state of crisis. But how is flow achieved?
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Severe complications of chickenpox that can lead to hospitalisation.
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Group A streptococcus/ Grp A Strep or GAS in short - What is it? Why is it happening? Why is it important now? Why the invasive increase in infection rate?
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As with most decisions in medicine, the decision to reverse anticoagulation depends on the risk vs the benefit of doing so for that individual patient. There are a few things to consider in particular when weighing up the two sides.
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Where does PEM fit in with EM? Children make up about 25-30% of attendances to mixed EDs nationally, so all EM consultants must possess at least basic paediatric skills.
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There are hundreds of skin diseases, many present with (often similar looking) rashes. Diagnosis of skin conditions can be a challenging task for non-dermatologists.
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Actively reflecting on and planning our ongoing career is arguably some of the deepest work we can do, touching as it does on our very purpose and meaning.
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There is serious concern over the shape and demographic of the medical workforce in the years ahead, due to the potential drain of highly skilled and experienced clinicians, whose premature loss will have a significant impact on the service.
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Addison's disease otherwise known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism is a relatively rare disorder. It can affect people of any age, although it mostly occurs in women and in those between the ages of 30-50.