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EMJ Podcast
The Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) podcast is your premier source for the latest insights and developments in pre-hospital, hospital emergency medicine and critical care. Join the EMJ journal’s Deputy Editor and Social Media Editor each month as they discuss key highlights from the latest issue. EMJ - emj.bmj.com - is an international journal from the BMJ Group and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) covering developments and advances in emergency medicine and acute care. Stay informed with expert discussions and cutting-edge information by subscribing or listening on your favourite podcast platform. Podcast hosted by: Dr. Richard Body, EMJ Deputy Editor, University of Manchester, UK Dr. Sarah Edwards, EMJ Social Media Editor, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Rick Body, Deputy Editor of EMJ, and Sarah Edwards, Social Media Editor of EMJ, talk through the highlights of the January 2022 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the highlights: https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/1
Details of the papers mentioned in the podcast:
Frequent attendance at the emergency department shows typical features of complex systems: analysis of multicentre linked data:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/3
Heterogeneity of reasons for attendance in frequent attenders of emergency departments and its relationship to future attendance:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/10
Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children: a retrospective observational analysis:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/17
How much time do doctors spend providing care to each child in the ED? A time and motion study:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/23
Evidence base for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for diagnosis of skull fractures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/30
Prehospital continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for acute respiratory distress: a randomised controlled trial:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/37
Effects of sleepiness on clinical decision making among paramedic students: a simulated night shift study:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/45
Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/52
COVID-19 rapid diagnostics: practice review:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/1/70
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the December 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the highlights: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/867
Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
Evaluation of a state law on opioid-prescribing behaviour and the void affecting codeine-containing antitussive syrup - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/889
We Need to Talk About Codeine: an Implementation Study to reduce the number of Emergency Department patients discharged on high-strength co-codamol using the Behaviour Change Wheel - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/895
Feasibility and usefulness of rapid 2-channel-EEG-monitoring (point-of-care EEG) for acute CNS disorders in the paediatric emergency department: an observational study - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/919
Evaluating the utility of Rapid Response EEG in emergency care - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/923
Early warning scores to assess the probability of critical illness in patients with COVID-19 - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/901
Agreement and predictive value of the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale at emergency department triage - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/868
Association of advanced age with intubation-related adverse events in the emergency department: a multicentre prospective observational study - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/874
Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/882
Identifying opportunities for health promotion and intervention in the ED - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/12/927
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the August 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
A systematic mixed studies review of patient experiences in the ED https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/03/emermed-2020-210634
To prescribe or not to prescribe for paediatric sore throat: A retrospective cohort study comparing clinician-led antibiotic prescriptions to FeverPAIN and Centor scoring in a tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department and a national review of practice. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/14/emermed-2020-210786
Early Prediction of Serious Infections in Febrile Infants Incorporating Heart Rate Variability in an Emergency Department: A Pilot Study https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/16/emermed-2020-210675
Toddler’s Fracture Immobilisation (ToFI) Study - A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Immobilisation in Above Knee Plaster of Paris to Controlled Ankle Motion Boots in Undisplaced Paediatric Spiral Tibial Fractures https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/21/emermed-2020-210299.long
Clinical benefits of prone positioning in the treatment of non-intubated patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: A rapid systematic review https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/22/emermed-2020-210586.long
Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/03/emermed-2020-210783
Implementation of the ‘TAKE STOCK’ Hot Debrief Tool in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/13/emermed-2019-208830.info
The Cardiac Arrest Nurse Leadership (CANLEAD) Trial: A simulation based Randomised Controlled Trial implementation of a new cardiac arrest role to facilitate cognitive offload for medical team leaders. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/26/emermed-2019-209
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the June 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/407
Emergency medicine electronic health record usability: where to from here? (16 March, 2021) FREE Katie Walker, Tim Dwyer, Heather A Heaton: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/408
Usability of electronic health record systems in UK EDs Editor's Choice (3 March, 2021) Benjamin Michael Bloom, Jason Pott, Stephen Thomas, David Ramon Gaunt, Thomas C Hughes: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/410
Hypochloraemia is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock: a retrospective analysis of a multicentre prospective registry: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/423
Emergency department attendances during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective analysis of attendances following Irish governmental pandemic measures: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/439
Incidence of emergency calls and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cross-sectional study in a UK ambulance service: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/446
Sex-related differences in opioid administration in the emergency department: a population-based study: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/6/467
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the April 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/249
Environmentally sustainable emergency medicine: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/315
When dispatcher assistance is not saving lives: assessment of process compliance, barriers and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a metropolitan city in China: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/252
S100B protein level for the detection of clinically significant intracranial haemorrhage in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a subanalysis of a prospective cohort study: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/285
Effect of tranexamic acid on intracranial haemorrhage and infarction in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pre-planned substudy in a sample of CRASH-3 trial patients: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/270
Synergistic effects of emergency physician empathy and burnout on patient satisfaction: a prospective observational study: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/290
Handheld electronic device use in patient care: the emergency department patient perspective—a cross-sectional survey: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4/258
Read the full Aprilissue here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/4
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the February 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/87
Post-exertion oxygen saturation as a prognostic factor for adverse outcome in patients attending the emergency department with suspected COVID-19: a substudy of the PRIEST observational cohort study https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/88
Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound in COVID-19 https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/94
Rise and fall of the aerosol box; and what we must learn from the adoption of untested equipment https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/109
COVID-19 aerosol box as protection from droplet and aerosol contaminations in healthcare workers performing airway intubation: a randomised cross-over simulation study https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/111
Evaluation of a novel approach to recognising community-acquired paediatric sepsis at ED triage by combining an electronic screening algorithm with clinician assessment https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/132
Nurse practitioner administered point-of-care ultrasound compared with X-ray for children with clinically non-angulated distal forearm fractures in the ED: a diagnostic study https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/139
Emergency Medicine Journal COVID-19 monthly top five https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2/158
Read the full February issue here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/38/2
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the November 2020 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/657
Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
Risk of significant traumatic brain injury in adults with minor head injury taking direct oral anticoagulants: a cohort study and updated meta-analysis - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/666
Head home: a prospective cohort study of a nurse-led paediatric head injury clinical decision tool at a district general hospital - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/680
Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/690
National trends in chest pain visits in US emergency departments (2006–2016 - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/696
Community frailty response service: the ED at your front door - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/714
SONO case series: soft tissue infections, abscesses, pyomyositis and necrotising fasciitis - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11/722
Read the full November issue here: https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/11
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the October 2020 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/593
Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
Are we preaching to the choir? Where should studies on frequent users of EDs be published? - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/595
Frequent attendances at emergency departments in England - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/597
A data linkage study of suspected seizures in the urgent and emergency care system in the UK - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/605
Perspectives of emergency department attendees on outcomes of resuscitation efforts: origins and impact on cardiopulmonary resuscitation preference - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/611
Integrating and maintaining automated external defibrillators and emergency planning in community sport settings: a qualitative case - study https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/617
Insufficient quality of public automated external defibrillator recordings in the greater Paris area, a descriptive study - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/623
Close air support: enhancing emergency care in the COVID-19 pandemic - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/642
Combatting COVID-19: is ultrasound an important piece in the diagnostic puzzle? - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/644
Beirut: a wounded city explodes- https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/656
Read the full October issue here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Global Emergency Care Collaborative (GECCo) is an initiative that aims to enhance global health interest and capacity within the field of emergency care. Editor-in-Chief of EMJ, Ellen Weber, talks to the group responsible for the initiative.
Read the related papers on the EMJ website:
https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/29/emermed-2020-209432 - Global health and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine: a cross-sectional survey of members and fellows
https://emj.bmj.com/content/36/4/255 - Emergency response training and provision of emergency response kits to Rohingya community leaders
Link to the blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2020/07/07/global-emergency-care-collaborative-sharing-in-global-health-for-everyone/
For further details or to get involved in this or future developments of GECCo, please follow us on twitter @GECCoUK or get in touch: contactgecco@gmail.com.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the August 2020 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal.
Read the primary survey here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/7/395
Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:
Undertriage of the elderly major trauma patient continues in major trauma centre care: a retrospective cohort review - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/8/508
I-FiBH trial: intravenous fluids in benign headaches—a randomised, single-blinded clinical trial - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/8/469
Colles’ type distal radial fractures undergoing manipulation in the ED: a multicentre observational cohort study - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/8/498
Read the full August issue here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/8