Our daily emotional labour can take its toll
Does it really matter what weight-based guidelines we use asks @miekefoster
James was 13 the first time I treated him in A&E. He was rushed in after being hit on the head with a metal bar, but he wouldn’t tell us what had happened. Some others had seen him, rushed him, started beating him with bats and bars – that was all he said he remembered….
There is nothing like the thought of dealing with a shocked neonate to strike the fear of the almighty into the most experienced doctor. If you are lucky enough to have Kath Browning Carmo on speed dial then you may be a little more relaxed but if you don’t here she is to offer some…
Legal and Ethical Quandaries: Ian Summers at DFTB18
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When most of us think of ethics and law our eyes roll and we picture Rumpole of the Bailey and quiet Sunday afternoons in front of the television. But his time Ian Summers came up with something unique. Pushing the boundaries of simulation as an educational medium he introduced us to a series of hypotheticals….
The paediatric assessment triangle. Do you know yours?
Corrosive attacks are becoming more frequent – are you prepared to deal with them?
This week sees the publication of two hugely anticipated randomised controlled trials both published in the Lancet simultaneously which DFTB have been given exclusive access to. Cite this article as: Roland D, Davis T. ConSEPT and EcLiPSE – Levetiracetam versus Phenytoin for Status Epilepticus, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2019. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.18696
Prompted by Tessa’s Top 5.5 Papers in PEM presentation at RCEM, Alasdair Munro kicked off an exciting twitter debate with the question…Would you do a full septic screen on a baby under 60 days with a fever? Many of us will be familiar with the mantra that all children under 3 months get a full…
Logan is a 6yo who is presented to ED by his mother, one Tuesday evening as “just not himself“. Logan is well known to your local paediatric team for management of his GMFCS 5 spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. He has a long list of comorbidities, frequent hospital attendance and multiple unplanned admissions for, variously, aspiration…
This post is based on a talk I presented at the RCEM Spring Conference in April 2019 – Top 5 papers in PEM. Kylie and Jason are enjoying their time at home with their first baby. The highs of being new parents is at its peak and true sleep deprivation is yet to set in….
Mirror Mirror
Couldn’t make it to @andrewjtagg ‘s self-reflective keynote for #DFTB19? Here’s a little taste…