War drives innovation and in this series, Michael Mosley travels from the frontline of war to the frontline of research to uncover the medical breakthroughs that are coming out of current conflicts.
All-Time Worst Non-Emergencies
October 28, 2009 By 6 Comments
Fear and Loathing in ER and ICU
July 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Times Online have just published a brilliantly written and seriously hardcore article by the late Steven Wells, a UK rock journalist who recently died from lymphoma. Steven kept a diary of his time battling cancer in the United States – the article starts like this: “I’m writing these notes in the ER blitzed off my [...]
Myth-conceptions of ER overcrowding
December 8, 2008 By 2 Comments
Primum non nocere
October 12, 2008 By 3 Comments
Many recent blogs have discussed or linked to articles about patients who have died in ED waiting rooms. Thanks to SymTym for some other examples – from Sacramento, and more evidence of problems with ER waiting times in the US. There is even an erudite weblog to help health care providers shorten waiting times and improve patient flow.
Emergency Musical Interlude V
October 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Whose Line is it anyway – Hospital Rap
Emergency Musical Interlude Rap
September 30, 2008 By 6 Comments
Some days the ticking of the clock provides the backdrop. Other days – the syncopation of ‘rocksteady’ S1-S2 beats juxtapose with palpable adrenaline, monitor alarms and fast rhythmic monologue to create a motivational swirl of energy which encapsulates your ‘perpetual motion’ of a day….
Usually some physical exercise, a swift drink and a slap to the face is enough to exorcise this incessant hum – but for those thrill seekers requiring a musical recreation of your day the Fast Lane proudly re-presents Emergency Musical Interlude IV….
