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

Case: A 71-year-old patient with a history of hypertension and well-controlled diabetes mellitus without organ involvement presents with left lower abdominal pain, afebrile, blood pressure 138/70 mm Hg, heart rate 82 beats per minute, and oxygen saturation on room air 99%. They are afebrile and tolerate oral intake.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 24, 2023

Crouzon syndrome, Pierre-Robin sequence, Down syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome) I njuries to the face, mandible, pharynx, or neck S leeping issues such as snoring due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy It’s essential to have a well-planned approach to managing the difficult airway. difficult intubations in neonates and infants. Br J Anaesth.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 26, 2024

These rounds are a fantastic opportunity to observe the teamwork and communication skills between nurses, doctors and interns. Emergency Department Paediatric EDs aren’t in every hospital, but if you are lucky enough to have a placement in one, this is the best place to sharpen your targeted history skills and decision-making.

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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 ). Though traditionally considered the lynchpin of emergency care, technical competency alone cannot meet these complex demands.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

Establishing an ECPR program requires robust infrastructure, multidisciplinary teamwork, and extensive training. Listen ECPR – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast – by: Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd [link] Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube References Gajkowski EF, Herrera G, Hatton L, et al.

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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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