Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

You’re in the paediatric emergency department, typing some notes for the child you’ve just discharged. They’re getting CPR. Promoting hot debriefing in an emergency department. Challenging hierarchy in healthcare teams – ways to flatten gradients to improve teamwork and patient care. Emerg Med J.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

Introduction: Civility Matters Healthcare environments, particularly emergency departments, are characterised by high levels of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity ( VUCA ). A third RCT demonstrated that even brief low-level incivility could increase the risk of major error during CPR by up to 66%.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

This episode of PEM Currents discusses ECPR (Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), an advanced procedure used in cases of cardiac arrest when traditional CPR fails. Establishing an ECPR program requires robust infrastructure, multidisciplinary teamwork, and extensive training. cardiac rhythms. cardiac rhythms.

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Im currently in my third year of working in a rural district general hospital Accident and Emergency Department, and one of the things that has struck me most is the use of pre-hospital medicine. Ive always had a keen interest in pre-hospital medicine.

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