Charlie Player

ST5 Doctor in Emergency Medicine. Interested in simulation, teaching, the outdoors and most sports. #FRCEM #FOAMed

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

Rare giant crab not seen on tsunami-ravaged island in over 150 years found in remote cave https://t.co/8Jaz5adS0t #FoxWeatherk

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

Want to improve your ReSPECT discussions & create more useful ReSPECT forms? Try this structure, devised by Geris trainees @twiggmartha1 & @GSC_DeSilva.

Full-res PDF (to print off) at https://t.co/UAdWi9o6JI and it's #FOAMed - please do share by whatever means you like!

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

@jackbardwell99 I can put in a good word😁

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

@chrisconnolly83 Complete next year @chrisconnolly83 so looking at options…

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

@chrisconnolly83 No nights? Who covers the night shift? Definitely miss NZ

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

Finally finished FRCEM. The end is in sight.

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

A 17-year-old boy was rushed to the ER by his brothers struggling to breathe...

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[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

This is a hard question! You probably learned that "its bad to give someone with COPD ‘too much’ O2 because they might stop breathing”

Turns out hypoxic respiratory drive causing apnea is a MYTH..but there is an important truth here:

A🧵on Oxygen induced hypercapnia!
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[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

Unlimited Resuscitation - Going Beyond The Guidelines

An AMAZING resuscitation case that will make you love paediatricians even more than you already do

I also share some thoughts on training pathways and talk about the time I nearly coned

4 min video

https://t.co/wfS61PUSoS

[Charlie Player @drcplayer]

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[TheResusRoom Events & Courses @TRRevents]

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Give us a like, repost & tag in 3 people that might also want to enter

Winner drawn at random on
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[Simon Carley @EMManchester]

Please visit @stemlyns to read about Max and the reasons why we need the AMAX4 algorithm in anaphylaxis/asthma. I promise you'll learn from this tragic story. Thank you Ben and Tamara.

Joining @DFTBubbles @LITFLblog to get the learning out there.

https://t.co/UYBer26nih

[Brown Skin Matters @BrwnSkinMatters]

Scarlet fever is getting a lot of media attention at the moment, because of an increased number of cases and sporadic antibiotic shortages. I know parents are worrying. So, here's another set of photos of what it looks like on darker skin.

#MedTwitter #scarletfever #BLM

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s a video I made breaking down a very important #ECG case of 40-year-old man who developed severe chest pain after using cocaine

#FOAMed

[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

Three #cardiology cases with diagnostic ECGs in our resus room today and some learning points for emergency clinicians

#ecg #ekg

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

How’s the UK government doing? Well, we now have removals vans parked on Downing Street on permanent standby…

[Becky Platt @BeckyPlatt3]

Every clinician should have a plan for managing crying babies in ED.

The problem?

Most of us are secretly terrified of newborns.

Here are 10 simple steps that might help:

[James Cheshire @spatialanalysis]

The scarred landscape of the climate crisis is clear to see from today's extraordinary satellite image.
https://t.co/KJtKnYGOoy

[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

Here's a reflection on how the management style of the emergency physician in charge (EPIC) can mean the difference between life and death

(Long 🧵)

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

Reducing a pulled (nursemaid's) elbow is one of the most satisfying tasks in PEM.

When people try it for the first time it can be daunting, but once you've got the technique...it's a delight.

Here are 6 steps (+ 3 bonus tips) to help you reduce a pulled elbow like a pro:

🧵👇