EDGovCast – Details, episodes & analysis

Another episode of all things ED governance and education.

Topics covered include, life threatening asthma, venous sinus thrombosis and neutropenic sepsis. 

Hypertension emergencies, rib fracture management, management of misplaced central lines. 

Cauda equina syndrome, diagnosis and management. 

Some paediatric cases including post tonsillectomy bleeds and head injuires.

References :

Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document | Journal of Human Hypertension (nature.com)

National-Suspected-Cauda-Equina-Pathway-UPDATED-V2-October-2023.pdf (gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk)

Emergency Medicine governance and eduation podcast 

A look back at 12 months of wonderful clinical cases.

Topics covered :- 

A new hypertension guideline.

POCUS in PE and Aortic dissection.

Ruptured arachnoid cyst.

Necrotising faciiitis.

Massive upper GI bleed.

Paediatric acute torticollis.

Empyema. 

Post op complications.

And ofcourse the finest christmas jokes available. 

Merry christmas and enjoy!

Happy New Year!

2024's first episode includes

Time critical medications.

Drug concealment 'Body Stuffer'

Management of STEMI

Aortic dissection

Blunt abdominal trauma 

Paediatric meningitis

Our 6 month anniversary episode ! 

Hosted by Dr's Helen Bates, Lee Barnicott and Gareth Davies

Topics include:

Extravasation

Ultrasound in chest trauma - call in with specialty doctor and ultrasound guru Dr Muhammad Hamada (Haleem)

Decompensation of Chronic liver disease

Bacterial meningitis 

Kawasaki disease

Measles

Paediatric foreign body ingestion - specifically magnets

Hosted by Gareth Davies, Lee Barnicott and Helen Bates.

Topics include :-

Human factors around simultaneous high acuity patients in the resus room. In this case multiple cardiac arrests. 

Refractory VF management.

Subtle STEMI remotely presented by Dr Umer Uqaili, EM SPR.

Post thrombolysis complications specifically rectus sheath haematoma.

Basilar thrombus occlusion.

Paediatric safeguarding discussion

Hosted by Gareth Davies, Lee Barnicott & Helen Bates

This month's episode has a limb injury theme.

Cases covered include:

Shoulder Dislocation

Knee Dislocation

Major Trauma outside of MTCs

We introduce a new segment on different aspects of Governance Frameworks- this month we cover "The Risk Register"

Quality Improvement

And we introduce our new collaboration with Dr Hesham Ibrahim and  the "From Zero to Hero" website

Episode 9!

Hosted by Dr's Gareth Davies, Helen Bates and Lee Barnicott.

Show note are a work in progress but will be available on EDGovCast main page | From Zero To Hero

Topics include :-

How to deal with complaints.

Quality improvement project by Dr Frankie Hughes about paediatric self discharge.

Management of paediatric mental health.

Cuffed ET tubes in children.

Hyperkalaemia management and preventing hypoglycaemia.

Approach to pneumothorax.

Knee injuries and xray interpretation.

Any comments of suggestions contact us at edgovcast@gmail.com

Helen couldn't make it this month, therefore Jake Brown to the rescue!

Topics include, paediatric forearm fractures

Back pain presentations - spotting the pitfalls and zebras

3rd nerve palsy

When it's not a DVT...

And lots more