I don’t own shares in the makers of this product, nor can I verify its effectiveness. However, just the idea of being able to used your iphone as a CPR coach is mind-boggling. Here is the product demo for PocketCPR for iphone: I wonder what Peter...

I’d like to draw attention to a recently published article in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) “Whole-Of-Hospital Response to admission access block: the need for a clinical revolution”. The Whole Of Hospital Response to Emergency (WHORe model)...

“Action at a distance” is a phrase synonymous with flight-deck control physicians practicing the hands-free model of patient examination and management. Whilst cruising the interweb for evidential examples of such medical practitioners, I was lucky...

Consider a 21 year-old presenting to the emergency department with fevers and agitation. His lumbar puncture results are shown below: Questions Q1. What is the diagnosis? Show...

‘What on earth’s wrong with placebos? They cost very little to develop. They work extraordinarily well. They have no side effects or if they do they’re imaginary so you can safely ignore them.’ Rory Sutherland, TED 2009. I’m a big fan of TED and...