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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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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Podcast: ECPR

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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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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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%.