Tag Archives: emergency-medicine

Emergency Medicine specialists in Africa

Tweet Series: “Interview with the Author…” The badEM crew interviewed Crystal Bae regarding her newly released article in AfJEM Volume 6 Issue 2 entitled: “Professional needs of young Emergency Medicine specialists in Africa: Results of a South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania & Ghana survey” Original Research by Crystal Bae, Heike Geduld, Lee A. Wallis, De VilliersContinue reading “Emergency Medicine specialists in Africa”

Is Ketofol the milk of human kindness for procedural sedation. St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Meducation in Virchester #FOAMed Another fine day in Virchester and another marvellous weekly Journal Club discussing Ketofol. I was unable to attend our traditional meeting (which ended a few minutes ago) as I was visiting my parents but I guess the beauty of #FOAMed is that you actually do not have to physically…Continue reading “Is Ketofol the milk of human kindness for procedural sedation. St.Emlyn’s”

Forget ALS Guidelines when dealing with PEA. Part 2.

If you were interested in Forget ACLS Guidelines when dealing with Pulseless Electric Activity Part 1 here is the Part 2 of the presentation. In Part 1 we discussed about diagnosis and diagnostic tools. Here are suggested alternative way to evaluate and treat patients with PEA. As usual all your comments will be welcome. http://medest118.com/2015/09/23/forget-als-guidelines-when-dealing-with-pea-part-2/

Communicating terrible news: Can we do it better? Liz Crowe at St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Meducation in Virchester #FOAMed   It’s every health professional’s most dreaded task to have to communicate difficult news to desperate patients, friends and relatives; particularly when someone has died. Think about this clinical case and ask yourself what you would do. A 46 year old man is involved in a motor vehicle accident…Continue reading “Communicating terrible news: Can we do it better? Liz Crowe at St.Emlyn’s”