Our study in @AnnalsofEM found when there is a consequence to the pain score recorded in the ED, staff may record what they think PS should be, not what patient says it is. This reduces validity of PS as a measure of change in pain severity. @RCollEM @painfreeED 1/2

I just have a couple of months left before my study closes and I would love to talks to a few more Nurses, Paramedics or GPs who work in primary care: if you think you could help you can contact me with this link: forms.office.com/e/sZ789x88B….

Road crashes claim more than 2 lives every minute, killing nearly 1.2 million people every year. If these deaths were caused by a virus, it would be called a pandemic and the world would scramble to develop a vaccine to prevent them. @JeanTodt and I wrote how to improve #RoadSafety: theguardian.com/global-devel…

Our Review of Neonatal Assessment and Practice in Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Newborns highlighted the need for educational resources to help healthcare professionals assess babies at risk of jaundice. This new resource helps meet that need. Review: nhsrho.org/research/review-o…

#January2025 A #Prehospital extravaganza - 4 papers this month Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/14 What influences ambulance clinician decisions to pre-alert emergency departments: a qualitative exploration of pre-alert practice in UK ambulance services and emergency departments - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/21 How do emergency departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls? A qualitative exploration of the management of pre-alerts in UK emergency departments - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/28 Prehospital endotracheal intubation for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and improved neurological outcomes - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/35 @joannecoster @fcsampson @999CPD @RCollEM #prehospital #ambulanceservice #emergencymedicine #EMS #EmergencyMedicalServices

Happy New Year! 🎉 🎊 January 2025's Edition out now! This month's Primary Survery by @drsarahedwards highlighting some of our articles: It’s a battlefield! A thematic analysis of narratives shared in Cape Town emergency departments - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/3 @char_cunningham Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/1 @joannecoster @fcsampson What influences ambulance clinician decisions to pre-alert emergency departments: a qualitative exploration of pre-alert practice in UK ambulance services and EDs - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/21 - @fcsampson @joannecoster @999CPD How do emergency departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls? A qualitative exploration of the management of pre-alerts in UK emergency departments - emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/28 - @fcsampson @joannecoster Well-being interventions for emergency department staff: ‘necessary’ but ‘inadequate’ – a phenomenographic study -emj.bmj.com/content/42/1/9 - @Cooper00Nicola @NUHDREEAM @DREEAMResNUH

Experiences of people with sickle cell are key to our comparative research programme with @imperialcollege. We encourage you to participate in this short survey, or to share the survey with others who may be eligible: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…

The link between #WoodSmoke & #Asthma #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Asthma woodburning.london/2024/05/0…

Very important line here from @LouHaigh on road safety: "We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."

Whenever I hear a new detail in the Gisele Pelicot case I’m further horrified. Imagine thinking you’re in a loving marriage - and suddenly finding out your husband has been inviting men to assault you while you’re unconscious? It only gets worse from there /1 🧵

Can you help @RuthF_MCPara with PhD work as she approaches the final week of data collection. Please participate and also retweet if you can as it’s open to volunteers, employed staff and student paramedics. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk… Many thanks @ParamedicsUK @UKSPC @IPERN999

A bit of YBC backstory for those who are interested, and some justification of my views for those who aren't interested but claim I "hate cars" or want to ban then. 🧵

If you want to learn about Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, then we have the right course for you. Starting on the 5th November, learn from our experts at @SCHARRSheffield More details via the link ⬇️⬇️⬇️ sheffield.ac.uk/smph/modules…

🎉University of Sheffield ranks in Top💯of @timeshighered World University Rankings 2025 sheffield.ac.uk/news/univers…

Indoor #WoodStoves release harmful emissions into our homes, study finds #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment sheffield.ac.uk/news/indoor-…

Burning wood damages our #Climate. 👍 Planting a new tree is great but... 👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night. #WoodBurning #AirPollution chathamhouse.org/2017/03/woo…

📢 A new white paper from the #UKHealthDataResearchAlliance explores the vital need to improve the quality and consistency of ethnicity data in health research, setting out recommendations for an ethnicity data collection framework. 🔗Read here: zenodo.org/records/13890530

SMOKING KILLS! Please don't light your stove or fire #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment #Stoptober Image @Bloomsburyair

This year's #WorldMentalHealthDay theme is Mental Health at Work . @LiviJosephHD talks about her work on Unveiling racialised incivility in maternity settings, organisational factors and the impact on patient safety. Read it here: 👇 psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/unveiling…

#RCEMasc our very own Alex Robertson from @SheffieldHosp talking about how self rostering can improve well being.