EDGovCast

Welcome back to the latest edition of ED GovCast

This month Lee, Jake and Helen discuss:

-Asthma- changes to long term pharmacological treatment strategies in the latest BTS/ NICE/ SIGN guidance

https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/clinical-resources/guidelines/asthma-chronic/

-Acute Visual Disturbance- Giant Cell Arteritis

https://www.jrheum.org/content/53/Suppl_1/94.1

-Neck deep space infection and diagnostic biases

-Pharyngeal perforation presenting with signs of a threatened airway

EDGovCast returns after the summer break.

This month Helen, Lee & Gareth discuss:

Child sexual exploitation safeguarding

Toxbase

Andexanet Alpha- an antidote for Rivaroxaban & Apixaban

BRASH syndrome

Paediatric Major Trauma and Radiology Imaging Guidelines for this patient group.

Useful links below:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta697/chapter/1-Recommendations

https://www.toxbase.org/login/?ReturnUrl=/

https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(20)30399-1/fulltext

https://www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services/all-our-publications/clinical-radiology-publications/major-paediatric-trauma-radiology-guidance/

Hosted by Gareth Davies, Helen Bates, Lee Barnicott and Jake Brown

Topics include

Clearing the C-spine in the trauma unit.

The role of trauma bypass rules in trauma units.

Euglycaemic DKA and the 'Flozins". RCEM safety alert.

A Case of Guillain- Barre Syndrome (GBS).

Aortic dissection...again! RCEM best practice guideline and the role the ADD-RS score.

ED GovCast returns following its Easter break!

This time we discuss:

-Paediatric Stroke

-An example of a practical solution to the Stroke Thrombolysis pathway to improve availability of urgent thrombolytic therapy for patients requiring thrombolysis but not attending a hospital with a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit on site.

-Neck Injuries associated with Head Injury

-Bladder pathology following chronic Ketamine misuse

-Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens

Links to Further Reading:

Stroke in Childhood:

https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/stroke-in-childhood-clinical-guideline

Head & Neck Injury

NICE Head Injury Guidance

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng232

Ketamine Uropathy- British Association of Urological Surgeons consensus statement:

https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.16404

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!