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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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Pain is probably the most common reason for people to attend the ED. Getting it right isnt easy though.
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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.