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Summary: From June 2023, all our podcasts will move to https://emjbmj.podbean.com. You can continue with your subscription on your favourite podcast App. Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) is an international peer review journal covering pre-hospital and hospital emergency medicine, and critical care. The journal publishes original research, reviews and evidence based articles on resuscitation, major trauma, minor injuries, acute cardiology, acute paediatrics, toxicology, toxinology, disasters, medical imaging, audit, teaching and reflections on clinical practice. The journal is aimed at doctors, nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
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The Speaker Development Programme (SDP) is a prize-winning year-long curriculum aimed at developing women speakers as a step on the journey towards academic recognition. Editor-in-Chief of the Emergency Medicine Journal Professor Ellen Weber talks to Dr Dara Kass, the founder of this program. They also discuss the project FemInEm, an organisation dedicated to gender equity in emergency medicine. Read the related article on the EMJ website: (https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/10/emermed-2018-207818). The commentary mentioned in the podcast will be published with the April issue of the journal. More papers mentioned in the podcast: - Are there too few women presenting at emergency medicine conferences? (https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/10/681) - When will we have enough women speakers in emergency medicine? (https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/10/680)
The Speaker Development Programme (SDP) is a prize-winning year-long curriculum aimed at developing women speakers as a step on the journey towards academic recognition. Editor-in-Chief of the Emergency Medicine Journal Professor Ellen Weber talks to Dr Dara Kass, the founder of this program. They also discuss the project FemInEm, an organisation dedicated to gender equity in emergency medicine. Read the related article on the EMJ website: (https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/10/emermed-2018-207818). The commentary mentioned in the podcast will be published with the April issue of the journal. More papers mentioned in the podcast: - Are there too few women presenting at emergency medicine conferences? (https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/10/681) - When will we have enough women speakers in emergency medicine? (https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/10/680)
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the February 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/63 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: A simple clinical assessment is superior to systematic triage in prediction of mortality in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/66 A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/97 From ED overcrowding to jail overcrowding: a cautionary tale of a Serial Inebriate Programme (SIP) - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/92 UK’s initial operational response and specialist operational response to CBRN and HazMat incidents: a primer on decontamination protocols for healthcare professionals - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/117 Implementation of tranexamic acid for bleeding trauma patients: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/78 Emergency medical services oxygen equipment: a fomite for transmission of MRSA? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/89 Factors influencing variation in investigations after a negative CT brain scan in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: a qualitative study- emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/72 Prolonged length of stay in the emergency department and increased risk of hospital mortality in patients with sepsis requiring ICU admission - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/82 Approach to syncope in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/108 Read the full February issue here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2.
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the February 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/63 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: A simple clinical assessment is superior to systematic triage in prediction of mortality in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/66 A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/97 From ED overcrowding to jail overcrowding: a cautionary tale of a Serial Inebriate Programme (SIP) - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/92 UK’s initial operational response and specialist operational response to CBRN and HazMat incidents: a primer on decontamination protocols for healthcare professionals - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/117 Implementation of tranexamic acid for bleeding trauma patients: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/78 Emergency medical services oxygen equipment: a fomite for transmission of MRSA? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/89 Factors influencing variation in investigations after a negative CT brain scan in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: a qualitative study- emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/72 Prolonged length of stay in the emergency department and increased risk of hospital mortality in patients with sepsis requiring ICU admission - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/82 Approach to syncope in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2/108 Read the full February issue here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/2.
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the January 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Editor-in-Chief Ellen Weber. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/1. Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: The view from here: on the other side of the curtain - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/52 Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: a prospective PREDICT cohort study - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/4 Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/2 Analgesia in the emergency department: why is it not administered? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/12 Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/22 Exploring parents’ reasons for attending the emergency department for children with minor illnesses: a mixed methods systematic review - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/39 Read the full January issue here: emj.bmj.com/content/36/1
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the January 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Editor-in-Chief Ellen Weber. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/1. Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: The view from here: on the other side of the curtain - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/52 Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: a prospective PREDICT cohort study - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/4 Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/2 Analgesia in the emergency department: why is it not administered? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/12 Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/22 Exploring parents’ reasons for attending the emergency department for children with minor illnesses: a mixed methods systematic review - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/39 Read the full January issue here: emj.bmj.com/content/36/1
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the December 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Associate Editor Mary Dawood. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/719 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Evaluation of the provision of helicopter emergency medical services in Europe - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/720 Heart failure and palliative care in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/726 Performing sit down medicine in a stand-up place: is it time for palliative care in the emergency department? - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/730 Predrawn prehospital medications are microbiologically safe for up to 48 hours - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/743 Systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-hospital diagnostic accuracy studies - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/757 Read the full December 2018 issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the December 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Associate Editor Mary Dawood. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/719 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Evaluation of the provision of helicopter emergency medical services in Europe - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/720 Heart failure and palliative care in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/726 Performing sit down medicine in a stand-up place: is it time for palliative care in the emergency department? - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/730 Predrawn prehospital medications are microbiologically safe for up to 48 hours - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/743 Systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-hospital diagnostic accuracy studies - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/757 Read the full December 2018 issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the November 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month chosen by Associate Editor Professor Rick Body. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/651 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Managing accidental hypothermia: a UK-wide survey of prehospital and search and rescue providers - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/652 Managing accidental hypothermia: progress but still some way to go - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/657 Characteristics and outcomes of accidental hypothermia in Japan: the J-Point registry - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/659 Indoor accidental hypothermia in the elderly: an emerging lethal entity in the 21st century - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/667 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: the development of an algorithm to guide recognition, management and decisions to terminate resuscitation - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/669 Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the Emergency Department: a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/685 Understanding better how emergency doctors work. Analysis of distribution of time and activities of emergency doctors: a systematic review and critical appraisal of time and motion studies - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/692 Read the full November 2018 issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/11
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the November 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month chosen by Associate Editor Professor Rick Body. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/651 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Managing accidental hypothermia: a UK-wide survey of prehospital and search and rescue providers - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/652 Managing accidental hypothermia: progress but still some way to go - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/657 Characteristics and outcomes of accidental hypothermia in Japan: the J-Point registry - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/659 Indoor accidental hypothermia in the elderly: an emerging lethal entity in the 21st century - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/667 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: the development of an algorithm to guide recognition, management and decisions to terminate resuscitation - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/669 Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the Emergency Department: a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/685 Understanding better how emergency doctors work. Analysis of distribution of time and activities of emergency doctors: a systematic review and critical appraisal of time and motion studies - emj.bmj.com/content/35/11/692 Read the full November 2018 issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/11
The systematic review discussed in this podcast outlines inconclusive evidence for the effectiveness of diversion strategies on emergency department use and healthcare utilisation. Dr Brian Rowe, from the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada, tells Editor-in-Chief of EMJ Professor Ellen Weber other strategies are needed to address ED overcrowding. Read the paper at http://emj.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/emermed-2017-207045. Related articles: The patient’s dilemma: attending the emergency department with a minor illness (https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1941); Low-acuity presentations to the emergency department in Canada: exploring the alternative attempts to avoid presentation (https://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/249).
The systematic review discussed in this podcast outlines inconclusive evidence for the effectiveness of diversion strategies on emergency department use and healthcare utilisation. Dr Brian Rowe, from the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada, tells Editor-in-Chief of EMJ Professor Ellen Weber other strategies are needed to address ED overcrowding. Read the paper at http://emj.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/emermed-2017-207045. Related articles: The patient’s dilemma: attending the emergency department with a minor illness (https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1941); Low-acuity presentations to the emergency department in Canada: exploring the alternative attempts to avoid presentation (https://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/249).
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the August 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/461 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Fluid therapy in the emergency department: an expert practice review - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/511 Intravenous cefazolin plus oral probenecid versus oral cephalexin for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections: a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/492 Efficacy of scheduled return visits for emergency department patients with non-specific abdominal pain - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/499 Application of outpatient cardiac testing among emergency department patients with syncope - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/486 Diagnostic yield of an ambulatory patch monitor in patients with unexplained syncope after initial evaluation in the emergency department: the PATCH-ED study - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/477 Prehospital neurological deterioration in stroke - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/507 Development and validation of an admission prediction tool for emergency departments in the Netherlands - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/464 Read the full August 2018 issue of EMJ here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/8
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the August 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/461 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Fluid therapy in the emergency department: an expert practice review - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/511 Intravenous cefazolin plus oral probenecid versus oral cephalexin for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections: a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/492 Efficacy of scheduled return visits for emergency department patients with non-specific abdominal pain - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/499 Application of outpatient cardiac testing among emergency department patients with syncope - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/486 Diagnostic yield of an ambulatory patch monitor in patients with unexplained syncope after initial evaluation in the emergency department: the PATCH-ED study - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/477 Prehospital neurological deterioration in stroke - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/507 Development and validation of an admission prediction tool for emergency departments in the Netherlands - emj.bmj.com/content/35/8/464 Read the full August 2018 issue of EMJ here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/35/8
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the July 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Deputy Editor, Ian K Maconochie. Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/403 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Do EPs change their clinical behaviour in the hallway or when a companion is present? A cross-sectional survey - emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/406 Effects of hallway/corridor and companions on clinical encounters: a possible explanation - emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/404 Essential medicines for emergency care in Africa - emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/412 End-tidal carbon dioxide output in manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus active compression-decompression device during prehospital quality controlled resuscitation: a case series study - emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/428 Risk stratifying chest pain patients in the emergency department using HEART, GRACE and TIMI scores, with a single contemporary troponin result, to predict major adverse cardiac events - emj.bmj.com/content/35/7/420 Read the full July issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/7
