Katrin Hruska

Swedish doctor, interested in patients. Trying to figure out how to improve emergency care, with a fair amount of skeptisism. Huge fan of #FOAMed.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

There’s something wrong in our system when junior doctors provide the best care for complex patients because they have the broadest knowledge and deepest interest in patient care.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

@cliffreid When I started introducing myself as the doctor I had just turned 24. It wasn’t always easy to convince even myself, but I think it made me learn how to build trust, by listening carefully and explaining my line of thought.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

@cliffreid Yes. As always (especially with kids) you need patience. You need to fit the procedure in at the right moment (not always easy in busy ED.) And as always with i.n. the effect is variable.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

This attitude is more problematic to me than any sexist comment. It holds women back (or keeps them from having children).

[SMX 🇺🇸 @iam_smx]

"Being a Mom is just as important as any career."

-Elon Musk

[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

Very easy to be inspiring when one has had such inspiration

The message to those dedicating themselves to the development of emergency medicine:

Make everything you do about the PATIENT, not the SPECIALTY

That is the Emergency Medicine we learned from John Hinds

@DocJohnsMum

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

@cliffreid Fantastic work! That’s what makes critical care safe.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Watching @DrSusEM talk about patient safety and preparedness in the ED at the 10th Serbian international EM conference. Makes be proud to be an emergency physician. We learn and improve together, all over the world. @cliffreid

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

#EuSEM2024 is such a wonderful mixture of speakers from all parts of Europe. EM is developing so rapidly. Prof Karamercan from Turkey is going through lots of large multicenter studies and the importance of EM research.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Daniel Wilhelms is talking about the risks of changing electronic health records and the need for a contingency plan. #EUSEM2024

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Editor of Emergencias Óscar Miró says some papers need to be published even if they will never be cited just to raise awareness . Great talk about the selection process at #EuSEM2024

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Video distraction for agitated elderly patients in the ED seems to work. Lots to do with improving ED environment. I’d love to have a room for patients in pain.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

And Portugal is now also part of the family.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

#EUSEM2024 is celebrating full EM specialty recognition in Spain and the Netherlands. There is a lot of hard work behind that achievement. Hope to welcome Germany to the Euro-EM family next time.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Can’t wait to come back and hear about your achievements during the past ten years! EM takes time to evolve but once you’ve started there is no turning back.

[Tatjana Rajkovic @draspirinix1]

Welcome !

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Patient with alcohol dependency. Drowsy and low glucose. What’s your priority? A. Give thiamine B. Give iv glucose

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

Assessing exams is an excellent indicator of persistent myths and misconceptions. Would be interesting to create an international myth exam. What questions would you add?

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

@sgd_2011 I agree. I find it disrespectful to have that attitude when someone is taking the time to teach you.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

@sgd_2011 He said the laziness was more of a personality trait. He enjoyed medicine.

[Katrin Hruska @Akutdok]

I think of the A-E as an assessment of functions. Is the airway functioning well? How is breathing and circulation functioning and what is the trajectory? Findings during auscultation or palpation are just informational pieces in that assessment.