🧵3/6
This builds on NEAT-ECHO’s 1st paper that investigated echo in shock & found:
⏱️ 7% of shocked patients received an echo <1h
⏰ 54% received one in <72h
🫀Echo altered management in >50% of cases
📋 25% of scans adhered to governance standards
https://t.co/TosEWm7wdD
Congratulations to the @VHK_FifeEM team on a fantastic piece of work! So pleased for you all that it's out 😍
- Nettle-induced Urticaria Treatment Study (NUTS): demonstrating the joy of research through a randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial
https://t.co/RCOZf2InoG
Great!!
We can add it to the list of recommended reasons to use a VL
-if you’re in Canada
https://t.co/toGHO4yKkk
-if you wish to prevent undetected oesophageal intubation
https://t.co/eQmHILvJlM
-in critical care
https://t.co/TfQ2z3MNOa
-for neonates
https://t.co/zONLGDSMdP
-for infants
https://t.co/j4XBiXzLs4
-if you’re experienced and have a predicted difficult airway
https://t.co/mZbmeM0VD1
-to better place a nerve monitoring tube for thyroid surgery
https://t.co/jGbJLbPDG0
But of course most evidence comes from everyday adults
https://t.co/MVKttjpAG7
Indications for a DL
TBC…..
(please no one mention the soiled airway again https://t.co/ykSdr0sgtJ)
This seems short sighted, pennywise and poundfoolish. I haven't seen the financial arguments and justification, but I have heard that lots of staff have found this invaluable. We recommended tailored pathway for support as part retaining staff in Jan 24. https://t.co/xnAXlv750Y
Excellent news that @sono_uk will be back to provide another festival of PoCUS by the banks of the iconic Tyne (and overlooking the Tyne bridge too!). 4-5th June 24. Its a not for profit event - for the love of PoCUS! #POCUS#SonoUK24
Change in real pay (CPI adjusted) over last 14 yrs:
🔼4.9% Fin & business
🔼2.8% Professional, science, tech
🔻3.5% All workers
🔻8.4% Nurses
🔻24.3% Consultants
🔻26.3% Junior docs
No wonder retention of medical talent in UK & NHS is a challenge vs overseas or UK industry.
1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: OK on the eve of junior/consultant strikes, we need to talk about these charts (NEW data just in!) 👇
We need to look at them to fix waiting lists & its increasingly clear next GE will be won or lost on the NHS
Please read the whole 🧵 & share widely / RT
Hear below from @EMDrSandy , Chair of our Environmental Special Interest Group and co-Clinical Lead of @GreenED_uk.
Sandy is at the GreenED stand at #RCEMasc if anyone wants to get involved or hear more!
1/ Short 🧵 on lies, damned lies, & statistics
I've seen some rather misleading use of statistics on the BBC / Sky today, its not clear whether they dont understand the differences, or they are trying to mislead
Please read all & share / RT
Good luck to our A&E staff nurse, Maria Garcia, in the new series of #SewingBee, which starts next Wednesday on BBC One.
Maria is from Costa Rica but moved to Scotland when she was 8. She often uses sewing to help her to unwind after a hectic shift.
Good luck, Maria! 💙
GRACE-3 is out 🔥 🔥 🔥
First evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute dizziness and vertigo in the emergency department
https://t.co/FBVmMZCjuY