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St Emlyn's podcast and blog @stemlyns.bsky.social · May 26

Review the top trauma and resuscitation trials discussed at ICEM 2025. Expert summaries and critical appraisals from St Emlyn’s cover transfusion strategies, airway management, oxygenation, fibrinogen, and more.

Top 10 trauma/resus papers for IFEM 2025

Review the top 11 trauma and resuscitation trials discussed at ICEM 2025. Expert summaries and critical appraisals from St Emlyn’s cover transfusion strategies, airway management, oxygenation, fibrinogen, and more.

www.stemlynsblog.org

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · May 27

Happy #EmergencyMedicineDay

Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · May 24

On my way to #Montreal for #ICEM25 #ICEM2025 (in collaboration with #CAEP)

The program looks fantastic - www.xcdsystem.com/caep/program...

I'll be speaking on Sunday and Monday on the topics below - looking forward to meeting you there!

#FOAMED

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Apr 29

What a terrible loss

Healthcare workers face innumerable episodes of violence - there is a need for vigilance but more importantly leadership and government must take steps to prosecute these offenders appropriately rather that just saying “it’s part of the job”

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks to @emcases.bsky.social for the invitation to speak about whole blood (with @petrosoniak.bsky.social) on the EM Cases Quickhits podcast!

Hope to see you all at #ICEM25 in #Montreal soon!

emergencymedicinecases.com/em-quick-hit...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Feb 2

Woooooooo ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Feb 1

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Jan 11

Check out my review of Day 2 of the London Trauma Conference (via @stemlyns.bsky.social)

#LTC2024

www.stemlynsblog.org/london-traum...

Talking Trauma - London Trauma Conference 2024 Day 2

Day 2 of the London Trauma Conference delivered impactful discussions on trauma care innovations, including advanced resuscitation strategies, rib fracture management, and prehospital interventions.

www.stemlynsblog.org

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Jan 3

Wrapping up New Year’s coverage on the prehospital physician car

Stay safe out there!

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Jan 1

My thoughts will all those affected by and the frontline staff dealing with the terrible events in #NewOrleans #BourbonStreet this morning

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

At least 10 killed after driver plows into crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans | CNN

A “mass casualty incident” has occurred in the French Quarter of New Orleans, emergency officials said early Wednesday.

www.cnn.com

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Natalie May @nmay.bsky.social · Dec 23

Trauma day 1 of the #LTC2024 - blog from @resusone.bsky.social
#FOAMed #EMSky #TraumaSky

www.stemlynsblog.org/talking-trau...

Talking trauma - London Trauma Conference Day 1

Day 1 review from the London Conference 2024 with Zaf Qasim. Also check out our podcasts from the same conference on our podcast channel. #FOAMed

www.stemlynsblog.org

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 23

If you had #FOMO about missing the London Trauma Conference held earlier this month, don't worry - I've got you covered with my take on Day 1 here (via @stemlyns.bsky.social)

www.stemlynsblog.org/talking-trau...

Talking trauma - London Trauma Conference Day 1

Day 1 review from the London Conference 2024 with Zaf Qasim. Also check out our podcasts from the same conference on our podcast channel. #FOAMed

www.stemlynsblog.org

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 16

Loss of a legend.

Glad I got to see him live last year

NPR @npr.org · Dec 16

JUST IN: Hussain's career spanned over five decades, during which he was revered as both a national treasure in India and admired worldwide.

Zakir Hussain, legendary tabla virtuoso who defied genres, dies at 73

Hussain's career spanned over five decades, during which he was revered as both a national treasure in India and admired worldwide.

www.npr.org

Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 9

Just returned from an invigorating London Trauma Conference!

It was an honor to be able to join a great group of speakers on the stage, and to meet old friends and colleagues as well as new ones.

Thanks to Prof Lockey for the invite!

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 9

Check out the great podcast (currently #FOAMed) on @emcrit.bsky.social covering an update on Damage Control Resuscitation and massive transfusion

Weingart-Holcomb

emcrit.org/emcrit/emcri...

EMCrit 389 - Massive Transfusion Update and Hemostatic Resuscitation

John Holcomb, author of the PROPPR trial, on massive transfusion in 2024

emcrit.org

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Other98 @other98.bsky.social · Dec 5

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Dec 5

Last year, my health insurance company stopped paying for my Humira. Humira is a type of immunosuppressive drug called a biologic, and I take a pretty high dose of it to control my severe Crohn's Disease. Without it, I will have a bowel obstruction, and then I will die.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Dec 6

#MedicareForAll

Rex Chapman @rexchapman.bsky.social · Dec 6

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 6

Violence is never the answer

The sheer lack of empathy and simple logic that US health insurance companies show which results in unmeasurable public suffering (and death) needs to be highlighted and addressed though.

CONFLICT NEWS FELLA @warosintfella.bsky.social · Dec 5

A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo

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Natalie May @nmay.bsky.social · Dec 5

Nine podcasts recorded so far with @docib.bsky.social for @stemlyns.bsky.social at #LTC2024 - they won’t be released for a bit so if you find waiting tricky, try this one from Tactical Trauma on ECMO in Trauma www.stemlynsblog.org/podcast-ecmo...

(Photo credit: @resusone.bsky.social - thank you!)

Nat and Iain posing in the Council Room at the Royal Geographical Society, surrounded by podcasting equipment. Iain looks demure and Nat looks demented. Credit for photo to Zaf Qasim :)

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Dec 4

Agree - nice for senior clinicians to model that it's ok to talk about these issues by sharing their personal experiences.

#LTC2024

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Nov 28

#HappyThanksgiving from our ED to you!

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Cliff Reid @cliffreid.bsky.social · Nov 27

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A quick reflection on inspiration and motivation for clinicians involved in resuscitation

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Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA @josephsakran.bsky.social · Nov 26

This Thanksgiving, let's prioritize the safety of our loved ones. 🦃💙

Every year, improperly stored firearms contribute to tragic incidents, including unintentional shootings and firearm-related suicides.

Storing firearms unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition —saves lives.

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Nov 27

The bougie is a key tool in emergency airway management - here is a great post on @emcrit.bsky.social regarding fine-tuning your skills (emcrit.org/emcrit/exper...) based on this paper in @annalsofem.bsky.social by Barnicle/Driver/Weingart www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...

#FOAMed #MEDSKY

EMCrit 388 - Experts' Guide to the Bougie with Barnicle and Driver

Experts' guide to the use of the Bougie for Emergency Airway Management

emcrit.org

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Zaf Qasim @resusone.bsky.social · Nov 25

The new GLP-1A drugs are all the rage - but do you know about their toxicity and how to manage it?

If not - read this post on @stemlyns.bsky.social

www.stemlynsblog.org/glp-1a-toxic...

GLP-1A toxicity: What do emergency clinicians need to know about drugs like Ozempic® and Wegovy®?

GLP-1A toxicity: What do emergency clinicians need to know about drugs like Ozempic® and Wegovy®? #FOAMed @stemlyns

www.stemlynsblog.org

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