1. "I've given this bronchiolitic 6 week old nebulised salbutamol"
2. "Going on holiday tomorrow. Thought should just get Alfie checked out"
3. Pulled elbow at triage
4. Toddler's diarrhoea
5. 75 Patients in department, no beds, Coffee machine broken.
6. Ketamine
Lights, camera, action! 🎥 Did you see us on @bbcemt yesterday?
Huge Thank You to everyone from Plumtree, Tollerton & The Air Hostess, who held their annual New Year walk on New Year’s Day to raise funds for #EMICS. It was a fantastic turnout & everyone had a great time!
Med students/prospective med students of Twitter - a lot of the loudest voices on here are about the negatives of the job. Yes it has its challenges, yes there’s a lot to be fixed, BUT there are way more people who enjoy what they do and wouldn’t do anything else. I promise you.
We are looking to grow our team of voluntary Doctors with pre-hospital critical care experience.
Medic 50 attends the most serious 999 calls in Lincolnshire,skills which will be invaluable for future opportunities.
To apply click the link below. 👇
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➡️The history of resuscitation in cardiac arrest is long and fascinating
➡️Over time, four components have emerged to provide the central basis for saving an apnoeic, pulseless person just minutes from death
A thread.....
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Any Rutland groups, clubs, organisations out there want a free brand new portable defibrillator??
We have 6 to give away worth £1000 each please email juliet.burgessray@btinternet.com to be entered into the draw! (Karen Ball Fund)
Hey everyone! I am running a 10K Tough Mudder to raise money for @EMICS999 in april! Follow this link here to learn more, any donations appreciated 😄
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Omicron is not mild
L: Unvaxxed, early 50s w/ O2 sat 43%
R: Vaxxed + boosted, Late 40s w/ 2 days cough
L: High-risk of death + long recovery if survives
R: Isolate at home, mask around others
Get vaxxed, get boosted, mask in public
If you’re involved in extrication from either a medical or rescue perspective then we’ve got something that should be of interest…
Two new articles. Published today. Free and open access.
Massive thanks to everyone involved!
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1/14 Seeing this tweet from @LondAirAmb started me thinking about the factors that led to prehospital thoracotomy becoming established in the UK (in a way that has not happened in many other countries). A number of different factors came together.
Alright so at the request of @DoctorFitz, here it is: Shaun Bailey’s annoying Christmas interns as the FY1 friends you’ll meet on your very first day of Foundation, a THREAD.