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Rick Body

@richardbody.bsky.social

Emergency Medicine Professor & Consultant. Editor in Chief at the Emergency Medicine Journal. Chair of the NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee

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McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 7d ago

"Rest assured, this will only be a threat to illegal noncitizens, legal noncitizens, citizens, builders, registered nurses, five-year-olds, pedestrians, poets, journalists, pregnant people, small people, old people, ill people, and all people." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

It’s ICE—We’re Rebranding and Jazz-Handing With Our Sizzling New INCEL™ G.L.O.V.E.S.

“As we’ve publicly stated, our planned $10 million-$20 million purchase of these gloves will equip our agents with ‘conductive distraction and de-escalation ...

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Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 4w ago

In the US, deaths caused by law enforcement have increased. Black people are now almost 3 times more likely to be killed than White people, and the difference is apparently increasing. This is clear evidence of structural inequality.

JAMA@jama.com · last mo.

From 2003 to 2024, deaths caused by law enforcement in the US rose among adults and children, with non-Hispanic Black males aged 18 to 29 years experiencing the highest rates each year. ja.ma/4vjmbCY

JAMA Research Letter: Deaths Caused by Law Enforcement in the US (Published July 8, 2026). Figure shows death rates by age group (adults, children) & by sex, race/ethnicity from 2003-2024. Adults have higher rates than children. Male Black individuals consistently show highest rates.
Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · last mo.

I have just completed a personal record for a manuscript submission: Response to reviewers - 6,568 words Supplementary appendix now 3,954 words. 4 reviewers (all topic) + 2 editors They did a detailed review of our protocol, SAP, appendix & manuscript. This one is definitely not an easy ride! 😆

Anna Coleman@drannac.bsky.social · last mo.

#Inequalities NHSE says “corridor care disproportionately affects patients from the most deprived areas. In May 2026 40% of all inappropriate settings care were linked to patients living in the most deprived postcodes”. Another 24% is next most deprived quintile @richardbody.bsky.social

Healthwatch@healthwatch.bsky.social · last mo.

NHSE says “corridor care disproportionately affects patients from the most deprived areas. In May 2026 40% of all inappropriate settings care were linked to patients living in the most deprived postcodes”. Another 24% is next most deprived quintile www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Royal College of Emergency Medicine@rcem.ac.uk · last mo.

MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, an Emergency Medicine doctor and chair of the APPG on Emergency Care, outlined the need for better data on corridor care - and the toll it takes on patients and staff.

Royal College of Emergency Medicine@rcem.ac.uk · last mo.

Later this afternoon, MPs in the House of Commons will be debating the causes, impact and solutions to Corridor Care in hospitals. This practice, which sees patients treated in corridors, on chairs, in cupboards or even on the floor, is unacceptable, undignified and dangerous.

Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve learned a huge amount about racism over recent years. Last night’s attacks in Belfast showed overt racism - burning houses because they belonged to people of colour and claiming they’re “liberating” them. But most racism is less overt...

Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Where did May go? I’ve not posted in a month, so Bluesky has become my monthly quote board update! In the *badly needed* spirit of allyship this one is for Pride month, courtesy of Alok Vaid-Menon

A whiteboard saying “We have been taught to fear the very things that have the potential to set us free”.
Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I hope everyone at Sharif University is OK. This is despicable, yet another crime against humanity. The Nazis burned books. Trump bombs universities.

Trita Parsi@tparsi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Disgraceful! The US/Israel just bombed Sharif University in Tehran. This is not only Iran's best university, but also a top 100 global university in the field of Civil Engineering. It has also been a center of student opposition to the Iranian gov And Trump just bombed it...

Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I hope everyone celebrating had a happy Easter! After a busy Easter weekend playing music at my local church, here’s a little thread reflecting on an interesting conversation I had…

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ChristianG@mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 5mo ago

So, about those Eid prayers in London... "What's the highest thing in Trafalgar Square?" "Nelson's column, innit?" "And the highest thing on the column?" "Nelson." "And on Nelson?" "His hat." "And the highest thing on his hat?" "That bit that sticks up." 1/8

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Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yesterday, we finished our POC high-sensitivity troponin testing event on a high. In the morning, we focused on ED care with great talks from Kristin Aakre, Ahmed Dakhshi & Paul Collinson, with 7 manufacturers & 12 members of the public. Key message: success is all about the *pathway*.

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Rick Body@richardbody.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Part 1 of our Innovating in Cardiac Care event is complete - a fantastic networking evening bringing together industry, emergency physicians, specialist nurses, ED nurses, cardologists & lab medicine to talk about how we can get real value from point of care high-sensitivity troponin testing.

Georgina Robertson talks about her experience in Burnley, using POC troponin testing.Innovating in Cardiac Care in the Emergency Department - welcome signInnovating in Cardiac Care welcome slide