Bob Dunn – Page 178 – The Emergency Medicine Manual

Adnexanet

24/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

Some additional information about the dosing and efficacy of adnexanet in the reversal of anti-coagulation by NOACs has been added to the Reversal of anti-coagulation page.

Respectful behaviour

24/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A short segment describing respectful behaviour has been added to the Staff protection and safety page.

Clinical assessment of suspected ACS

24/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Clinical assessment of ACS page has been updated with revised information regarding LRs for ACS from the following article. Fanaroff, AC, Rymer, JA, Goldstein, SA, et al. Does This Patient With Chest Pain Have Acute Coronary Syndrome?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA 2015;314(18):1955-65. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26547467.

Medical emergency teams

19/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

Some additional information about the activation and outcomes of MET teams has been added to the Resuscitation teams page.

Thyroid nodules

19/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Thyroid page has been updated with some information about the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules.

WordPress upgrade problems

19/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

We have been experiencing significant problems today due to upgrade issues with WordPress. As a result all quizzes available on the website stopped functioning for a few hours whilst recovery work was performed. All major website functions appear to have been restored, but please let us know if you notice anything that is not working properly. Please … Read more

Business cases

16/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new page called Business cases that outlines the main purposes and components of business cases has been created

Reducing costs

16/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A short segment on reducing costs has been added to the Financial issues page.

Financial issues

13/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Financial issues page has been extensively revised and updated.

Financial reporting

13/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new segment on financial reporting has been added to the Financial issues page

Media interactions

13/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Media interactions page has been extensively revised and added to. As a result of un unpleasant personal experience with flies during a live TV interview, the recommendation to apply personal insect repellent in preparation has been made!

Reporting of non accidental injury

13/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A short segment outlining the legal responsibility of reporting non accidental injury has been added to the Non accidental injury page.

Staff protection and safety

12/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new page called Staff protection and safety has been added to the Management section and includes information about discrimination, bullying and harassment.

Impaired health practitioner

12/12/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new page called The impaired health practitioner has been created containing information about types and reasons for notification of the national health registration body.