Dr Simon Carley discusses the future of emergency medicine. Simon begins by talking about how things have changed in emergency medicine since he started his career in the 1990s. He wants to shed some light on where we are going with emergency medicine, what is happening to us and what is shaping us. He believes…
A tribute to Dr John Hinds. Dr Janet Acheson speaks about her life with Dr John Hinds and how unexpected his death was. John Hinds was known as the pioneer of pre-hospital trauma, a master educator and powerful orator. He was “son” to his mother Josephine, “John boy” to his father Dermot and “John” to…
Emergency management of agitation by Reuben Strayer Rueben Strayer provides a masterclass in droperidol for emergency management of agitation. He discusses sedation in three patient groups. 1. Agitated but cooperative If the patient is agitated but cooperative there is no concern for a dangerous condition. They respond well to some company and a sandwich. Drug…
Dr Victoria Brazil discusses the Dunning-Kruger Effect, Imposter Syndrome and quality improvement. Vic starts the podcast reminiscing about her initial days as a resuscitationist. She talks about the two psychological phenomena noticed in people working in pre-hospital care. The Dunning-Kruger effect, where people tend to think they are better at a job than they are,…
