A dying patient is one of the most challenging patients for healthcare professionals. Stevan talks us through how to practice the best possible end of life care.
read moreTen minutes is short time to try and to change the way you think about ICU care – but if you work in emergency medicine then you are already involved in the chain of ICU care! Critical care is how we treat patients, not a place with four walls. For more amazing talks from the…
read moreBronciolitis will affect 30% of children in their first winter, 10% of which will be hospitalized. Dr Andrew Redfern, a badEM team member, revises the evidence based management of children presenting with bronchiolitis and brings it all together with a game of bingo! Download the blank bingo board below to play along with the video. For more…
read moreDr Kamil Vallabh is an Emergency Medicine Physician working at Mitchells Plain Hospital in the Western Cape. Kamil co-runs the facebook pages Plain EM and EMECG, and we would highly recommend checking these great resources out. This talk takes us on a walk though of a case – including ECGs, chest X-ray and ultrasound – and focuses…
read moreA lot of people have been asking the LMIC delegates at dasSMACC the following question: “How can we support African Emergency Medicine?” Two quick ways you can help from afar: ONE: Donate to SupaDel: Supadel is a unique AFEM initiative that sponsors the attendance of delegates from low and middle income countries at AFEM-affiliated conferences on African…
read moreBelow see a few items discussed at #dasSMACCforce talk by badEM team member @CraigWylie Are specialised tactical units the answer? There has been so much discussion in the media around paramedics arming themselves for self defense. We explored this and actually, attacks on medics occur predominantly in the course of “everyday” work, the granny with the…
read moreThe case: A 27 year old male is brought to the Ubuntu Hospital ED by EMS with a history of feeling unwell for two days. It is difficult to get further history from him, as he is extremely tachypnoeic and confused. His family relate to you that he has always been perfectly healthy until three…
read moreAlmero Oosthuizen treated the badEM16 crowd to an entertaining talk some common and some deadly poisonings other than organophosphates. Take away points: First aid first: remove contaminants from patient and protect yourself Aggressive palliative care may be the only option for some patients: learn how to do it well. Almero Oosthuizen is an Emergency Medicine…
read moreFear of radiation can lead to harm: A rational approach to diagnostic imaging following trauma in pregnancy Imagine this patient presents to your emergency department: A 25 year old female is brought in by paramedics with a history of being involved in a motor vehicle collision. She was an unrestrained passenger and reported abdominal pain…
read moreIt’s ok, you’re not alone. The paediatric patient is a challenge, not only because of all their weird pathology, but also because they can’t tell you what’s wrong & scream when you touch them. Here are a few tips ’n’ tricks for making dealing with the not-little-adults a bit easier. (I know, a lot of this…
read morePregnancy related complications: Pearls and pitfalls Part 1 of this 3 part series, (found here) dealt with the principles of resuscitation of the critically injured pregnant trauma patient. This next post is going to deal with pregnancy related complications and how to manage them. Placental abruption Placental abruption is the most common pregnancy related complication…
read moreTrauma in Pregnancy: Is it double the trouble? Managing the injured pregnant trauma patient can be anxiety inducing, as one needs to manage two patients at once amidst the altered physiology of pregnancy. The good news is that there are more similarities than differences when managing a pregnant trauma patient. Trauma in pregnancy is surprisingly…
read moreFrom Our Friends – JoziEM New post released on Hand-overs Read it now: https://joziem.co.za/2017/04/17/hand-overs/
read moreEmergency Medicine: You’re Doing It Wrong Julian (@EMedic6) Brings you down to reality…. REMEMBER we are in AFRICA Can we expect the lay-person to understand what a true emergency is? If your child has a fever, it is an emergency, maybe not to the healthcare practitioner, but to that child’s mom this is the biggest…
read morePost by Mulinda Nyirenda and Jo Park-Ross This podcast is an interview with Dr Mulinda Nyirenda and details the current state of Emergency Medicine and pre-hospital services in Malawi, as well as the way forward and Mulinda’s hopes for the future of Malawian EM. I must admit a more than slight bias on the topic of Malawi…
read moreDr David Grant is a simulation expert who advocates the use of simulation, including human factors and crew resource management principles, being actively used in the healthcare environment as part of a pro-active risk management system. Traditionally, simulation doesn’t get much of a positive reception – but we actively need to change that perception of…
read moreAuthor: Pierre Smit Original presenter: Dr John Roos Editor: Jo Park-Ross At approximately 07H00 Ubuntu Aeromedical Service received a call on their rotor-wing platform for a young gentleman who had fallen from a height of approximately 5 meters. They were told that the incident had occurred at 06H00, and that the patient was standing on…
read moreSeries: “Interview with the Author…” The badEM crew interviewed Hendry Robert-Sawe regarding his newly released article in AfJEM Volume 6 Issue 3 entitled: “Bedside ultrasound training at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Hospital San Carlos in Chiapas, Mexico” by Teri A Reynolds, Jeanne Noble, Gehres Paschal, Hendry Robert Sawe, Aparajita Sohoni, Sachita Shah, Bret Nicks,…
read moreSeries: “Interview with the Author…” The badEM crew interviewed Michael McCaul regarding his newly released article in AfJEM Volume 6 Issue 3 entitled: “South African Pre-hospital practice guidelines: Report on progress & way forward” by Michael McCaul, Ben de Waal, Peter Hodkinson & Karen Grimmer Link to open access article: Click here Corresponding author email: mmccaul@sun.ac.za Author’s twitter handle: @MikeMcCaul3…
read more‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single editor in possession of a new journal, must be in want of a strong drink’ Adapted from Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice Author: Stevan Bruijns Editor: Jo Park-Ross Much is written about knowledge translation, or breaking down science from journals so it can benefit real-world, patient…
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