The Glasgow Coma Scale is a widespread and important tool for discussing conscious level. After all, "what's the GCS?", barked the stereotypical neurosurgeon at the cowering FY1. But why?! Well, I can't answer that. But let's think about the GCS in this #tweetorial. #MedEd 1/15

Maternal cardiac arrest requiring Resuscitative Hysterotomy is indeed an "Oh Sh*t Moment". Thanks for the invite. Supplementary material for my talk spark.adobe.com/page/cUdiN4gJJ…

It has been a whole year since we first opened our doors - and what an eventful year it has been! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has put in the time and effort to make it the success it is today! What a fantastic team we’ve created! #WeAreMajorTrauma

Declaration of Interest (I'll accept there is some bias here) We are announcing some fantastic senior fellow posts in the Paediatric Emergency Unit here in Cardiff Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ... #PEMdiff

Want a PEM post? Want to work with an amazing team? Want 30% non clinical time to pursue your own passions? Come to the ‘diff! Cardiff is a fantastic place to live and work! #pemdiff 👍🏻

Jobs in EAMD! Virtual Ward ANP, Deputy Sister & SN positions. Join our dynamic team in Acute Medicine as we continue setting up our #VirtualWard & move forward with our MSDEC model tinyurl.com/2c7dfp6z tinyurl.com/2p8fn66s tinyurl.com/4pb6543r #EAMDTransformation

Deputy ward manager job!!!! Come and join our fabulous team on the Polytrauma Unit 💊🩹🩸💉🧠🫁🫀🦴UHW PolyTrauma Unit CAVMTC Melissa Rossiter 😷 Bryony Roberts Ceri Ball 💙 CardiffandVale UHB Sarah Negus beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

In light of #MedTwitter's latest binfire (teabag-gate) I think it's useful to note that in an environment in which trusts are directly employing insufficient numbers of staff on unacceptable rates of pay; they need to consider non-pay factors which they can affect... 🧵

Last chance to apply for Band 6 nurse opportunities! Be part of an excellent team on UHW PolyTrauma Unit delivering high quality care to seriously injured patients CAVMTC beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Surgeons in training - be aware of context switching, attention residue and decision fatigue. Below is a near miss of mine I don't want you to repeat. #neurosurgery #training

Vol. 20.1 is online, including: ”The challenges of parachute design: the development of a low cost, fit for purpose trauma pack for use in Namibia” By: Clara Watkins; Steve Gill; Gareth Loudon; Judith Hall; Matthew Carwardine; Chen Wen Ngua; John Jackson inderscience.com/info/inarticle…

If you could have any national Quality Improvement ED Topic, what would it be? Here’s your chance to design one as part of the QIP competition for 2023- 2026. surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MNQ8QXY

Per ACC, 3 new STEMI equivalents that warrant *emergent angiography*: -LBBB or ventricular-paced rhythm with *either* original OR *modified* Sgarbossa Criteria -DeWinter's sign Let's be 100% clear- EM research led to these updates by e.g. Pendell Meyers Stephen W. Smith (check ref!)

Join us next year in wonderful Cardiff for fantastic Paeds EM experience! Get in touch if you’re interested, or thinking about an OOPE! Advert out soon. PEM friends please help to share!😃Hannah Murch Jordan Evans Michael Fox David Hanna PEM Trainees UK Dan Magnus 💙 #paedsrocks #teamED

As a new Emergency Medicine attending 10 years ago I was asked to write about my insights into what it's like to be an ER Doctor. I just randomly came across it and after all these years I'm amazed by how much this all still rings true in my heart today. So I wanted to share it

We are recruiting to our fantastic Paediatric Emergency Senior Clinical Fellow jobs! Great experience and support in an incredible city. Get in touch! Clare Eliza Michael Fox Jordan Evans Hannah Murch @Nadiah_Parry Cath Botting Nic Dr Farbod is on Bluesky

1/Got the diagnosis when it comes to vessel stenosis? Or is your knowledge narrow when it comes to vessel narrowing? When it comes to vasospasm, do you know why it happens or what to look for? Here is the thread you NEED to unravel why vessels twist up!