EDGovCast

SVT in pregnancy

'Spiking"

Asking about gambling

Hypothermic cardiac arrest

Paediatric tracheitis and 'making the airway safe'

An unusual cause of headache

The utility of the resus room

Episode 15!

Content includes:-

Chest trauma and the principles of analgesia.

Paediatric prolonged seizure management.

RCEM Safety flash around water beads.

Another instalment of Dr Sarah Noble's quality quest.

Major pelvic trauma

The usual collection of dad's jokes!

In our final show of 2024 recorded before Christmas we sum up the successes of the year and bring to you highlights from the PEM service along with another case of thoracic aortic dissection that highlighted the value of our supra-regional policy in managing these patients. We also discuss carotid artery dissection and a chest pain case along with an audit of ACP Radiology requesting, a QI project on head injuries in children. A snippet of outtakes as well as a scattering of (what were) seasonal jokes when we recorded this episode!

Happy New Year!

In this episode we cover:

Patients recording consultations

Recent changes to the UK death certification process

RCEM's Green ED initiative and a case of acute pancreatitis.

In our paediatric section we discuss the RCEM safety alert on handlebar injuries and learning from paediatric critical care cases- stabilisation of the sick child, double checking drug doses and burns.

Finally we introduce part 1 of our new mini-series on quality improvement methodology "Quality Quest" brought to you by our colleague and QI expert Dr Sarah Noble.

Hope you enjoy the show and as ever do let us know your thoughts about the podcast.

This month our paediatric section includes a metabolic case and we talk about information sharing required by section 47 of the Children's Act and we update on how Martha's Law is being implemented in our trust.

In the adult section we discuss safeguarding adults where self neglect may be an issue, Acute Limb Ischaemia and Silver Trauma.

British Inherited Metabolic Diseases Group: https://www.bimdg.org.uk/site/index.asp

Martha's Rule:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/marthas-rule/

Self Neglect- Section 14 Care Act 2014:

https://www.scie.org.uk/self-neglect/at-a-glance/

Peripheral Arterial Disease:

https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/peripheral-arterial-disease/

RCEM Silver Trauma Safety Alert:

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After a summer pause, we're back!

Topics include

Violence and aggression in the ED

Paediatric cardiac arrest debrief

Paediatric sepsis screening

Paediatric safeguarding and the 'shop floor curveball'

Managing the complex patient in high acuity environments.

POCUS and interdepartmental transfer 'the patient is in the wrong hospital'

Acute closed angle glaucoma

More eyes including lateral canthotomy