Head Injury: Worsening Advice
The below is an information card designed for patients to receive should ambulance crews need to non-convey. This information is based on the NICE guidelines - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng232 (2023). This card has not yet been peer reviewed - please add your feedback on the content and presentation below. If you are not a medic, please add your feedback on presentation below.
The Decompensating Child: Blood Pressure Ranges to Watch
Why is it important to measure the blood pressure in an unwell child? What defines hypotension in a child? Have a quick refresher here.
Lacerations – Criteria to Inform Referral Needs in Stable Patients
Lacerations: A Collection of Risk Factors and Specific Criteria to Inform Referral Needs in Stable Patients.
Methods of ECG Interpretation
There are so many different recommendations of ECG Interpretation. Some books have 5 steps, some 6, some 9, some 11. Below, I have listed a few common ones in the hope of highlighting the differences - and the similarities. Do you have a preference? Have you spotted more methods? Add them in the comments and let us know which one you prefer.
How to Use Cling Film to Treat Burns (Fast Fact)
Fast Fact posts are designed to provide quick and easy ways to revise key topics - view a photo with a quote/fact by simply scrolling through the category. Refresh yourself during those middle-of-the-night breaks when you would have aimlessly scrolled through your phone. There is no need to read a lengthy post to do a little CPD.
ECG Concepts: The Importance of Time and Direction
Pattern recognition can only go so far. Understanding how the underlying physiology relates with what is shown on the ECG is key to unlocking a deeper ability of ECG interpretation. Read more...