Ep 256 - Monthly Update November 2024 - Learning Culture, Chest Drains, Arterial Lines and more
Description
During Winter's Challenges, Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley reviewed the November 2024 blog posts for St Emlyn's podcast, marking the start of 2025. They discuss the busy state of emergency departments, critical incidents, and the importance of maintaining a learning culture.
They highlight the upcoming Big Sick Conference in Zermatt and the IncrEMentuM in Spain, noting their potential benefits for networking and education.
Simon emphasizes creating a psychologically safe environment and fostering curiosity, growth, and knowledge-sharing among emergency department staff. They also review a range of medical studies, including those on small bore vs. large bore chest tubes for haemothorax, intra-arrest arterial blood pressure monitoring, and the new GLP-1 receptor antagonists for obesity treatment.
Lastly, they address the importance of handling bad behavior in the team and maintaining kindness and professionalism, even during high-stress periods.
00:00 Introduction and New Year Greetings
00:35 Current State of Emergency Departments
01:17 Upcoming Conferences: The Big Sick and IncrEMentuM
03:43 Building a Learning Culture in Emergency Medicine
12:24 Pre-Hospital ECPR and ECMO
13:58 Small Bore vs Large Bore Chest Tubes
17:37 Intra-Arrest Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring 24:01 New Drugs and Toxicology
24:47 Care in the Hot Zone
27:12 Addressing Bad Behaviour in Emergency Departments
30:42 Conclusion and Future Plans for St Emlyn's
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