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EMJ podcast episodes

  • Primary Survey: the highlights of June 2019
    Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the June 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
    Read the primary survey here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/6/324
    Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
    Measurement and improvement of emergency department performance through inspection and rating: an observational study of emergency departments in acute hospitals in England - https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/10/emermed-2018-207941
    Prehospital determinants of successful resuscitation after traumatic and non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/05/02/emermed-2018-208165
    Ageing population has changed the nature of major thoracic injury - https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/02/emermed-2018-207943.abstract
    'They don't are how much you know until they know how much you care': A qualitative meta-synthesis of patient experience in the Emergency Department - https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/19/emermed-2018-208156
    Anatomy of resuscitative care unit: expanding the borders of traditional intensive care units - emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/16/emermed-2019-208455.abstract
    Plight of the pelvic exam - https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/16/emermed-2019-208474
    Read the full June issue - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/6
    9 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of May 2019
    Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the May 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
    Read the primary survey here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/257
    Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
    Could this be Measles? - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/310
    Randomised controlled trial of simulation-based education for mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation training - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/266
    Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians - emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/273
    Immune checkpoint blockade toxicity among patients with cancer presenting to the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/306
    Major incident triage and the evaluation of the Triage Sort as a secondary triage method - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/281
    Distributions of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) across a healthcare system following a large-scale roll-out - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/287
    A mixed methods study of the impact of consultant overnight working in an English Emergency Department - https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/5/298
    Read the full May issue here - emj.bmj.com/content/36/5.
    11 min
  • Taking the stage: a development programme for women speakers in emergency medicine
    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)
    18 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of February 2019
    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.
    13 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of January 2019
    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
    11 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of December 2018
    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
    10 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of November 2018
    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
    10 min
  • More evidence needed to divert patients from emergency departments
    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).
    13 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of August 2018
    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
    12 min
  • Primary Survey: the highlights of July 2018
    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
    11 min

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