Following the work of an Expert Advisory Group our position statement on the use of the SNAP Regimen for the treatment of paracetamol toxicity has been revised to include adults & children TOXBASE BASL. See the statement here: bit.ly/3MYpQ6g

*BREAKING* New Scottish data shows 21% drop in drug related deaths, to 1051 🔵279 less than in 2022, the largest year on year decrease on record 🔵 lowest since 2017, but still 5x higher than when records began in 1996, 2.7x UK average, 15x EU average nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statist… 1/

Congratulations 👏 to our Quality Improvement Project (QIP) winners @MikkyVB Chris Humphries and Isabella Richmond-Hewlett who will be working on our next QIP titled 'Adolescent Mental Health in the Emergency Department' to be published in October 2024. Dale Kirkwood (he/him) Fiona Burton #RCEMasc

Our recent report comparing the NHS to the health systems of other countries has found that in comparison to 18 similar countries, the UK has below-average health spending per person and low levels of key clinical staff. Read the full report today 📝 kingsfund.org.uk/publications/n…

ED when they see a patient with 10 normal CT head scans in the last 3 months

📃 A research letter published in Emergency Medicine Journal highlights how potentially harmful 'trip-killers' to cut short 'bad' drug trips after taking psychedelics is an emerging concern. 💊 #DrugSafety Read it here: bit.ly/4795UV4

#Jan2024 #Commentary When is a diagnosis not a diagnosis? emj.bmj.com/content/41/1/2 aileen o'brien

#Podcast This month's Primary Survery podcast by Dr Sarah Edwards Rick Body Read this month's primary survey doi.org/10.1136/emerme… emjbmj.podbean.com/e/managing-acu…

We're only in February and the calendar is starting to fill up with great events! Don't miss @SDFnews Insight Event on 20 March in Edinburgh - follow link for registration

Starting to write the literature review x.com/i/status/17545…

#RCEMGuidelines The First Published Royal College of Emergency Medicine Best Practice Guidelines Suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments Free and Open access 🆓 Chris Humphries emj.bmj.com/content/41/5/3…

RCEM member (any group) and interested in toxicology? We are recruiting 3 members for the Tox SIG. Deadline 11 June. rcem.ac.uk/volunteering-o… The Tox SIG provides advice and produces clinical guidelines on tox-related areas of concern in Emergency Medicine. Royal College of Emergency Medicine

New Best Practice guidelines out 📢 Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Acute Opioid Toxicity in Adults in the Emergency Department 🏥 A joint publication with RCEM and the National Poisons Information Service ✅ Read here: rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

#PracticeReview #May2024 Joint Royal College of Emergency Medicine and UK NPIS TOXBASE best practice guideline: assessment and management of acute opioid toxicity in adults in the ED Read the whole article here: emj.bmj.com/content/early/… Chris Humphries david wood

#PracticeReview #May2024 Joint Royal College of Emergency Medicine and UK NPIS TOXBASE best practice guideline: assessment and management of acute opioid toxicity in adults in the ED Read the whole article here: emj.bmj.com/content/early/… Chris Humphries david wood

#Commentary Opportunistic screening in the emergency department emj.bmj.com/content/41/5/2…

#RCEMasc celebrated its first ever Case Report winner today🎉 👏Congratulations to Fiona Mendes HHFT for her winning entry 'Grass isn't always greener: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome - a clinical quandary'. Once peer reviewed it will be published  in Wiley’s

Interested in what we're up to with paracetamol research in Edinburgh? This article gives an idea: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Trial protocol due out soon! EdinClinTox

I'm trialling the move to Bluesky - strongly recommend to all remaining members of #MedTwitter. Enough medical organisations and people have moved now, and it feels like twitter used to! cphumphries.bsky.socoal

Our trial protocol is out - first-in-human allogeneic macrophages for the treatment of paracetamol liver injury. Can they fill the gap between acetylcysteine and transplant? bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/12/… EdinClinTox