EMJ podcast

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the July 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/427 Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: The key to resilient individuals is to build resilient and adaptive systems - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/428 Emergency medicine: what keeps me, what might lose me? A narrative study of consultant views in Wales - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/436 The psychological health and well-being of emergency medicine consultants in the UK - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/430 Satisfaction, burnout and intention to stay of emergency nurses in Shanghai - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/448 Occupational stress in the ED: a systematic literature review - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/441 Can a partnership between general practitioners and ambulance services reduce conveyance to emergency care? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/459 Relationship between oxygen concentration and temperature in an exothermic warming device - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/472 The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/466 Read the full July issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7?current-issue=y

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the July 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/427 Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: The key to resilient individuals is to build resilient and adaptive systems - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/428 Emergency medicine: what keeps me, what might lose me? A narrative study of consultant views in Wales - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/436 The psychological health and well-being of emergency medicine consultants in the UK - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/430 Satisfaction, burnout and intention to stay of emergency nurses in Shanghai - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/448 Occupational stress in the ED: a systematic literature review - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/441 Can a partnership between general practitioners and ambulance services reduce conveyance to emergency care? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/459 Relationship between oxygen concentration and temperature in an exothermic warming device - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/472 The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7/466 Read the full July issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/7?current-issue=y

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the June 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, starting with T-MACS, ROC curves, the demand for mental health care in emergency medicine, pain scales for children and more. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/347 Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) decision aid: single biomarker re-derivation and external validation in three cohorts - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/349 What is an ROC curve? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/357 A systematic review of management strategies for children’s mental health care in the emergency department: update on evidence and recommendations for clinical practice and research - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/376 The Royal College of Emergency Medicine composite pain scale for children: level of inter-rater agreement - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/360 Emergency department syndromic surveillance to investigate the health impact and factors associated with alcohol intoxication in Reunion Island - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/386 Violence-related ambulance call-outs in the North West of England: a cross-sectional analysis of nature, extent and relationships to temporal, celebratory and sporting events - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/364 Read the full June issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6?current-issue=y

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the June 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, starting with T-MACS, ROC curves, the demand for mental health care in emergency medicine, pain scales for children and more. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/347 Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) decision aid: single biomarker re-derivation and external validation in three cohorts - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/349 What is an ROC curve? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/357 A systematic review of management strategies for children’s mental health care in the emergency department: update on evidence and recommendations for clinical practice and research - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/376 The Royal College of Emergency Medicine composite pain scale for children: level of inter-rater agreement - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/360 Emergency department syndromic surveillance to investigate the health impact and factors associated with alcohol intoxication in Reunion Island - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/386 Violence-related ambulance call-outs in the North West of England: a cross-sectional analysis of nature, extent and relationships to temporal, celebratory and sporting events - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6/364 Read the full June issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/6?current-issue=y

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the May 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, starting with pregnancy problems: the management of severely injured or ill pregnant patients. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/271. Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: Management of pregnancy and obstetric complications in prehospital trauma care: faculty of prehospital care consensus guidelines - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/318; Management of pregnancy and obstetric complications in prehospital trauma care: prehospital resuscitative hysterotomy/perimortem caesarean section - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/326; Does end-tidal capnography confirm tracheal intubation in fresh-frozen cadavers? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/315; Remifentanil for procedural sedation: a systematic review of the literature - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/294; The role of reduced heart rate volatility in predicting disposition from the emergency department - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/289; Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation probably good, but adoption should not be too fast and furious! - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/275; Emergency extracorporeal life support and ongoing resuscitation: a retrospective comparison for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/277; Progressive prediction of hospitalisation in the emergency department: uncovering hidden patterns to improve patient flow - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/308.

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the May 2017 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, starting with pregnancy problems: the management of severely injured or ill pregnant patients. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/271. Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below: Management of pregnancy and obstetric complications in prehospital trauma care: faculty of prehospital care consensus guidelines - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/318; Management of pregnancy and obstetric complications in prehospital trauma care: prehospital resuscitative hysterotomy/perimortem caesarean section - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/326; Does end-tidal capnography confirm tracheal intubation in fresh-frozen cadavers? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/315; Remifentanil for procedural sedation: a systematic review of the literature - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/294; The role of reduced heart rate volatility in predicting disposition from the emergency department - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/289; Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation probably good, but adoption should not be too fast and furious! - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/275; Emergency extracorporeal life support and ongoing resuscitation: a retrospective comparison for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/277; Progressive prediction of hospitalisation in the emergency department: uncovering hidden patterns to improve patient flow - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/5/308.

Almost 90% of the survivors of human trafficking interact with healthcare professionals and emergency medicine clinicians are the first to see them most of the times. Hanni Stoklosa, an Emergency Physician in Boston, USA, tells EMJ’s Editor-in-Chief Ellen Weber why and how we can detect victims of “modern day slavery". More information available at the website healtrafficking.org. Please visit the EMJ website (emj.bmj.com), where you can also read about: • "Developing a multidisciplinary approach within the ED towards domestic violence presentations" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/3/192. • "What factors are associated with repeated domestic assault in patients attending an emergency department? A cohort study" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/3/203. • "Expectations and perceptions of care among victims of sexual assault who first seek care from emergency, primary care and gynaecological doctors" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/2/134.

Almost 90% of the survivors of human trafficking interact with healthcare professionals and emergency medicine clinicians are the first to see them most of the times. Hanni Stoklosa, an Emergency Physician in Boston, USA, tells EMJ’s Editor-in-Chief Ellen Weber why and how we can detect victims of “modern day slavery". More information available at the website healtrafficking.org. Please visit the EMJ website (emj.bmj.com), where you can also read about: • "Developing a multidisciplinary approach within the ED towards domestic violence presentations" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/3/192. • "What factors are associated with repeated domestic assault in patients attending an emergency department? A cohort study" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/3/203. • "Expectations and perceptions of care among victims of sexual assault who first seek care from emergency, primary care and gynaecological doctors" - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/2/134.

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the April edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, with a special focus on organ donation. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/201. Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below. Critical care in the Emergency Department: organ donation: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/256. Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy: the case for delay: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/203. A randomised experiment comparing low-cost ultrasound gel alternative with commercial gel: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/227. Validity of the Manchester Triage System in patients with sepsis presenting at the ED: a first assessment: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/212. Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/231.

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the April edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, with a special focus on organ donation. Read the primary survey here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/201. Details of the papers mentioned on this podcast can be found below. Critical care in the Emergency Department: organ donation: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/256. Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy: the case for delay: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/203. A randomised experiment comparing low-cost ultrasound gel alternative with commercial gel: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/227. Validity of the Manchester Triage System in patients with sepsis presenting at the ED: a first assessment: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/212. Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/4/231.

Simon Carley discusses the March's issue of EMJ. The highlights include cricoid pressure, pain, measuring weight, ambulances and the h-index. The discussed papers are as follows: Put pressure on the cricoid pressure - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/128 Effect of cricoid pressure on laryngeal view during prehospital tracheal intubation: a propensity-based analysis - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/132 What is propensity score modelling? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/129 An ED paradox: patients who arrive by ambulance and then leave without consulting an ED provider - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/151 An assessment of the accuracy of a novel weight estimation device for children - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/163 Analysis of h-index and other bibliometric markers of productivity and repercussion of a selected sample of worldwide emergency medicine researchers - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/175 A comparison of pain assessment by physicians, parents and children in an outpatient setting http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/138 Read the full issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3 For the highlights of the issue click here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/127.

Simon Carley discusses the March's issue of EMJ. The highlights include cricoid pressure, pain, measuring weight, ambulances and the h-index. The discussed papers are as follows: Put pressure on the cricoid pressure - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/128 Effect of cricoid pressure on laryngeal view during prehospital tracheal intubation: a propensity-based analysis - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/132 What is propensity score modelling? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/129 An ED paradox: patients who arrive by ambulance and then leave without consulting an ED provider - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/151 An assessment of the accuracy of a novel weight estimation device for children - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/163 Analysis of h-index and other bibliometric markers of productivity and repercussion of a selected sample of worldwide emergency medicine researchers - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/175 A comparison of pain assessment by physicians, parents and children in an outpatient setting http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/138 Read the full issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3 For the highlights of the issue click here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/3/127.

Simon Carley talks through the highlights of the February 2017's EMJ. Among these are clinical decision making and the transition from novice to expert. Here are links to the discussed papers: Have we forgotten to teach how to think? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/68; The transition to clinical expert: enhanced decision making for children aged less than 5 years attending the paediatric ED with acute respiratory conditions - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/76; Clinical reasoning of junior doctors in emergency medicine: a grounded theory study - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/70; Role of physician perception of patient smile on pretest probability assessment for acute pulmonary embolism - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/82; Clinical metrics in emergency medicine: the shock index and the probability of hospital admission and inpatient mortality - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/89; Dietary sugars versus glucose tablets for first-aid treatment of symptomatic hypoglycaemia in awake patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/100. Read the full issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2#Primarysurvey. For the highlights of the issue click here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/67.

Simon Carley talks through the highlights of the February 2017's EMJ. Among these are clinical decision making and the transition from novice to expert. Here are links to the discussed papers: Have we forgotten to teach how to think? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/68; The transition to clinical expert: enhanced decision making for children aged less than 5 years attending the paediatric ED with acute respiratory conditions - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/76; Clinical reasoning of junior doctors in emergency medicine: a grounded theory study - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/70; Role of physician perception of patient smile on pretest probability assessment for acute pulmonary embolism - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/82; Clinical metrics in emergency medicine: the shock index and the probability of hospital admission and inpatient mortality - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/89; Dietary sugars versus glucose tablets for first-aid treatment of symptomatic hypoglycaemia in awake patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis - http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/100. Read the full issue here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2#Primarysurvey. For the highlights of the issue click here: http://emj.bmj.com/content/34/2/67.

Simon Carley is on his own once more, talking through the highlights of the November 2016's EMJ. Here are links to the discussed highlights: Diagnostic accuracy of PAT-POPS and ManChEWS for admissions of children from the emergency department - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/756.full Related editorial: Paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) in the ED - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/754.extract Early warning scores: a health warning - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/812.abstract Engaging the public in healthcare decision-making: results from a Citizens’ Jury on emergency care services - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/782.full ED healthcare professionals and their notions of productivity - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/789.abstract Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in acute care: a strong marker of disease presence and severity, readmission and mortality. A retrospective cohort study - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/769.full Burden of emergency conditions and emergency care usage: new estimates from 40 countries - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/794.abstract Best Bets: BET 1: Tranexamic acid in epistaxis: who bloody nose? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/823.2.full BET 2: Usefulness of IV lidocaine in the treatment of renal colic - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/825.full Discussed blog articles: Nuances of Neurogenic Shock - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/11/04/nuances-of-neurogenic-shock/ The weekend effect. Part 1 - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/10/28/645/ The weekend effect: Part 2 – a traumatic time! - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/10/29/the-weekend-effect-part-2-a-traumatic-time/