These are some associated notes and references for a talk I gave at EuSEM 2019 in Prague. Part 1 this was the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur international airport on February 13th 2017. He was the older … Read More »
[Feature image via WeeMikey] In my current practise environment, a LOT of my patients are on long term methadone replacement. Indeed such is the unique nature of our local population that there’s quite a lot of research into intravenous drug use … Read More »
Most patients presenting to the ED with either accidental or intentional drug ingestion will get an ECG. In most departments I’ve worked in, the senior doctor looks at all the ECGs, primarily for STEMI, but for other findings too. The … Read More »
It’s 2am, you’re just catching up on the waiting room an things are beginning to settle when one of the many bat phones in the department rings to alert you to the imminent arrival of a 75 year old man … Read More »
Here’s some notes taken mainly from this paper (can’t remember who linked to it… sorry): Eddleston M, Buckley NA, Eyer P, Dawson AH. Management of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. Lancet. 2008 Feb. 16;371(9612):597–607. PMC2493390 And also from the excellent Toxicology Handbook: … Read More »