Jacinta Dawson

Aussie ED Reg. Traveller, lover of musicals and retail therapy, occasional coffee snob. FOAMEd ftw. Trauma/PEM interests. Views my own.

[Dr Liz Crowe (she/her) @LizCrowe2]

Thought of the week: sometimes fatigue is just fatigue. Listen to your body. It’s not necessarily a symptom of life. Take care #Wellbeing

[Karim Brohi @karimbrohi]

REBOA discussions++ at #TCCACS2018. Good to understand that in trauma it is at least 3 different beasts:
- For traumatic (peri)arrest from exsanguination
- For temp control of major subdiaphragmatic bleeding
- As an adjunct to reduce intraop bleeding

[Jacinta Dawson @drjdawson]

New fave word: “serpiginous” - to describe appearance of SAH in cerebral sulci - simply sublime. Reminded me fondly of you both @Eleytherius @drphilipbrooks #radiologypearl #education #wordplay #foamed

[EMTA @EMTAcommittee]

Paraphrasing @LizCrowe2 via @docib

"There's a reason the pilot says put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others"

@DrMikeFarquhar

Every department should be receiving their posters this week. Make sure they're put up where they are going to start the conversation https://t.co/Ri0aOd8shq

[Jacinta Dawson @drjdawson]

Don’t relax after finding one fracture of the spine... be extra vigilant in looking for more - ‘chance’ is, you’ll find them! @infomedcourses #trauma #foamed #radiologypearl

[KSS EM FOAM @kssemfoam]

Testing peripheral nerves in children. Great infographic! #rockpaperscissorsok #foamed

[Harriet Tucker @tucker_harriet]

Happy International Women’s Day!
KSS proud to promote diversity in PHEM; the individual and their skill set are what is important for our patients, irrespective of gender #FEMinPHEM @kssairambulance

[Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex @airambulancekss]

Only 25% of PHEM trainees in 2017 were women. #InternationalWomensDay2018 is the perfect opportunity for us to promote this career path for women & celebrate our amazing existing team. We spoke to a few of our inspirational crew members. Here's HEMS Doc @tucker_harriet #FEMinPHEM

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

It can be really difficult to assess severity of illness in kids with Down's Syndrome. Twitter has been awash with tragedies of Jack Adcock, Krishan Saujani & #BawaGarba - now refresh your memory. Infographic produced with @Lizjl78 Download PDF at https://t.co/80bZ6qgmJ0 #FOAMEd

[the EMCrit Crew @emcrit]

Mastering the dark arts of BiPAP & HFNC -by @PulmCrit https://t.co/oCtY5nOwtG

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

CPR is not a treatment for #ordinarydying. Every instance of futile CPR - which is what will happen if nobody has sorted out the protection of a DNACPR for someone whose life is coming to an end - is a tragedy. Please, doctors, nurses, patients, families - #havetheconversation.

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

#4: diazepam has no value as discharge medication in non radicular low back pain. #RCEMasc

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

Episodic severe migraine: tryptan + NSAID + anti-emetic. Avoid opiates. Expectation manage: aim c50% ⬇️ pain. #RCEMasc

[Simon Carley @EMManchester]

I’ve been criticised in DKA for

giving or not giving fluid
fluids too quick or too slow
giving insulin early or late
#alwayswrong
#RCEMasc

[reuben strayer @emupdates]

How I do the pause. Almost every time, someone later approaches me and says, thank you for doing that. https://t.co/viyCUq4xIc

[Michelle Johnston @Eleytherius]

I've never experienced a day at a conference like today. #dasSMACC, I could feel my mind crackling as it opened. Bravo organising committee

[MJ (Marietjie) Slabbert Keilty 🚁 🐈‍⬛ @Gas_Air_CCdoc]

The #smacc experience is about sharing ideas, getting inspired and making connections. It's not just knowledge distribution - @EMManchester

[Rachael Swindon @Rachael_Swindon]

Just read a @theresa_may speech saying about the "huge debt" we all owe our emergency services. A pay rise instead of empty words will do.