Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In both services, the dimension that was most favourably assessed was ‘Teamwork in the Service’ while ‘Provision of Staff’ was least favourably assessed. The global assessment for the PED was 6.8 points at baseline and increased to 7.62 points after COVID-19 (p<0.001).

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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. Promoting hot debriefing in an emergency department. Challenging hierarchy in healthcare teams – ways to flatten gradients to improve teamwork and patient care. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. Emerg Med J.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 6, 2024

The emergency department (ED) evaluation reveals an unremarkable chemistry panel with normal renal function and a white blood cell count of 10,000. Such conflicts hinder cohesive teamwork and decision-making, potentially compromising patient safety. They are afebrile and tolerate oral intake.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 24, 2023

Airway complications are also more likely to occur in the emergency department (ED) than in the operating theatre. This mitigates many of the psychological barriers and facilitates better teamwork. The Vortex: a universal ‘high-acuity implementation tool’ for emergency airway management. Br J Anaesth.

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PHEM Cast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. In situ simulation: detection of safety threats and teamwork training in a high risk emergency department. Patterson MD, Geis GL, Falcone RA, LeMaster T, Wears RL. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2013; 22: 468-477. Boet S, Bould MD, Layat Burn C, Reeves S.

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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 ). Incivility and clinical performance, teamwork, and emotions: a randomized controlled trial. How do you manage this situation?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Facilitator-in-chief’ is my role when leading the ED Musos virtual choir and orchestra, and this also applies to my job in the hospital as Director of the Emergency Department. I love emergency medicine because, as Dan Sandberg once said, it is ‘ the most interesting 15 minutes of every other speciality ’.

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