For something officially regarded as completely unacceptable, corridor care in A&E is disturbingly common: emj.bmj.com/content/earl... Important new study out today.

Understanding corridor and escalation area care in 165 UK emergency departments: a multicentre cross-sectional snapshot study

Introduction Emergency department (ED) crowding is an international concern. It results in care being delivered in non-standard treatment spaces including corridors, termed escalation areas in the UK....

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Pre-hospital critical care and outcomes in head injury. It may seem obvious that early interventions save lives/change outcomes, but relatively little evidence in this group. A wee paper just out in the EMJ Bottom line: Association between PHCC and reduced mortality.

Just published at @bjajournals.bsky.social Geographic isolation, rurality and outcomes following critical illness. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 >50,000 first admissions to critical care 🪦 No significant mortality differences 🏥 24% fewer admissions for the most isolated Full-text - authors.elsevier.com/a/1lK031dCDy...

WHO faces a 21% reduction from the original proposed budget for the 2026-27 biennium. “If we think US$ 2.1 billion a year is ambitious—or $ 4.2 billion for the biennium—then either we must lower our ambitions for what WHO is and does, or we must raise the money.” - @drtedros.who.int bit.ly/3ZrwCXZ

Just out at Journal of the Intensive Care Society Association between socioeconomic status and mortality from emergency admission to critical care in Scotland 2010-2011. Grim findings, that come as little surprise. Most deprived significantly more likely to die, and to be readmitted.

Finally in print at the European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Social support from the ED, and changes in healthcare use. Full link in the graphic. @eusem.bsky.social @mavscotland.bsky.social

The next meeting of @ematthedeepend.bsky.social Friday 16th May 1.30pm on a theme of Alcohol and Drug-Related Harm in the ED A great range of speakers, from clinical trials to the patient experience. If you or your team have work to share in this area, get in touch, one slot still available

South Sudan on the brink. Spoke with @telegraphnews.bsky.social recently about the tragedy and crisis of the everyday - open.spotify.com/episode/1FUI... I cannot imagine the devastation of another war for its people.

The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war | CNN

A peace deal ending a conflict that killed tens of thousands in South Sudan is in danger of collapsing, raising fears that the world’s youngest nation — and one of its poorest — could swiftly lapse ba...

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Just published at the Air Medical Journal. Clinical tasking in pre-hospital critical care, and suggestion of benefits in terms of tasking numbers and call times. A little more evidence in a relatively sparse, important field. authors.elsevier.com/a/1knZd,OI8R...

Just published in @sjtrem.bsky.social - a short re-analysis of recent work on the efficacy of physician-staffed pre-hospital critical care. Improved precision by pooling survival + mortality outcomes, and some reassurance against publication bias.

Mike Christian@drmikechristian.bsky.social · last yr.

📊 New Data Reinforces Collaboration in Pre-Hospital Care! @ryanmchenry.bsky.social with ScotStar’s EMRS re-analyzed data from our study (doi.org/10.1186/s130...), finding survival was 41% higher for pts Tx by MD-led interprofessional teams vs. paramedics alone — with min risk of publication bias.

📊 New Data Reinforces Collaboration in Pre-Hospital Care! @ryanmchenry.bsky.social with ScotStar’s EMRS re-analyzed data from our study (doi.org/10.1186/s130...), finding survival was 41% higher for pts Tx by MD-led interprofessional teams vs. paramedics alone — with min risk of publication bias.

Looking forward to next week's @mavscotland.bsky.social conference - amongst a great lineup, we'll be talking about recent work evaluating Navigator in the ED, and how it matters to patients and a system in crisis. Some last-minute tickets available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violence-p...

We're pleased to share an invite to the next meeting of @ematthedeepend.bsky.social - focussing on refugee and migrant health in the ED. We have a great range of speakers lined up, with a diversity of experience across emergency care. Invites out soon to our mailing list, or DM for a link

Today's announcement from @msfsea.bsky.social is a stark reminder of the narrow and closing humanitarian space very close to home. Despite Europe's hope, we'll solve no problems by losing lives at sea. Some words in the EMJ here emj.bmj.com/lookup/conte...

Search and rescue in the Central Mediterranean: the view from here

The authors are an Emergency Physician and a Midwife on board the Geo Barents, Médecins Sans Frontières’ search and rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Médecins Sans Frontières depends on pr...

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MSF Sea@msfsea.bsky.social · 2y ago

❗MSF has been forced to end operations on our rescue vessel, Geo Barents, due to restrictive Italian laws and policies. Since June 2021, the ship saved 12,675 lives in the Central Mediterranean.

Providing support for people who turn to emergency care in times of crisis feels like the right thing to do. But we still know little about how it impacts people and health systems. A short 🧵 on a new paper with Prof. Christine Goodall in European Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Some words on providing emergency medical care to survivors in the Central Mediterranean, while countless more lives are lost at sea. With an incredible colleague, Sofie Karlsson, and @msf.bsky.social. Online emj.bmj.com/content/earl... or free pdf here - emj.bmj.com/content/emer...

Search and rescue in the Central Mediterranean: the view from here

The authors are an Emergency Physician and a Midwife on board the Geo Barents, Médecins Sans Frontières’ search and rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Médecins Sans Frontières depends on pr...

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