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Premiere: CMP3 – Emma

CMP3 is a singer songwriter from Sweden whose authentic storytelling caught my ear. His latest track is called Emma and you can hear it for the first time anywhere right here on York Calling.Continue reading

JC: TXA in severe head injury. St Emlyn's latest #criticalappraisal of @jamacurrent paper. Authors should reanalyse on basis of CRASH3 findings IMHO #FOAMed #TXA @stemlyns

Our post on the CRASH-3 trial, an RCT examining the use of TXA in head injury, was arguably our most controversial of 2019 (1). Our view was that the evidence was not entirely definitive, but on the balance of probabilities TXA should be given to patients with moderate head injury, although it was probably of little use amongst those who had severe injury (1).

We are of course always open to…

Top 10 trauma papers 2019-2020 for Liverpool Trauma Seminars. St Emlyn's #FOAMed @stemlyns @traumaliverpool @simonjudemerce

This week I am presenting (virtually) at the Liverpool Trauma Seminar. This is a new initiative that aims to provide a multispeciality, multidisciplinary trauma conference in the North West of England. It’s run out of Aintree hospital, a level 1 trauma centre, with support from a wider variety of organisations.

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The plan was to have a two day conference this week, but COVID-19…

JC: AVP in Haemorrhagic Shock. St Emlyn's Should we use Arginine Vasopressin in trauma patients? With @doccjf #FOAMed #trauma #JC @stemlyns

Blood product transfusion can be lifesaving for patients who have suffered major trauma, but the associated side-effects and risks, mean that most people would agree that less is more. This paper by Sim et al examines whether giving arginine vasopressin (AVP) can reduce blood product requirements in patients receiving massive transfusions following trauma. 

Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of…

REBOA with Zaf Qasim aka @ResusOne Let's talk about training, indications and practicalities. Is it ready for prime time in the UK? Listen to the podcast and find out more. St Emlyn's #FOAMed #trauma #stemlyns

This week we are publishing a podcast with Zaf Qasim on REBOA. Zaf is a St Emlyn’s team member and Virchester alumnus although he now works over in the US having completed his critical care fellowships there some years ago. You can check his work in Pennsylavania by following him on twitter @ResusOne

Zaf has forged a special interest in endovascular resuscitation and is uniquely placed to…

JC: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Head Injury. The CRASH-3 results. St Emlyn’s

St Emlyn’s were delighted to be offered a pre-publication copy of the CRASH-3 trial by the trial team. This allowed us to prepare this blog in advance of publication. The authors have not been involved in this review and have allowed us to say whatever we like without interference or oversight.

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is now well established in the management of bleeding trauma patients.…