- CPR is futile, harmful and unwanted evil
- Bilateral Cellulitis doesn’t exits
- Stop the statins over 80
- The lowest mortality BP in the very elderly / frail / demented is 160-180 systolic
- You can destroy very carefully orchestrated plans by community care teams
- Don’t urine dip > 65y olds
- Smelly urine is not indicative of UTI
- Never do Postural BP
- Ignore borderline troponin
- Use age adjusted D-Dimer
Newborn Resuscitation NLS
Dry Baby, maintain temperature & start clock
2cm thick folded towel under shoulders
5 Inflation breaths (air / 30%O2 / 100%O2)
Continue ventilation at 30 breaths per min
Royal Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Emergency Department Journal Club
The 7 Secrets of Happiness
‘The 7 Secrets of Happiness: An Optimist’s Journey’
Gyles Brandreth inspired by the late Professor Anthony Clare (‘In the psychiatrist’s chair’)
One: Cultivate a Passion
Two: Be a Leaf on a Tree – be a part of something bigger than yourself
Three: Break The Mirror – avoid introspection
Four: Don’t Resist Change
Five: Audit Your Happiness – keep a gratitude list
Six: Live in The Moment – seize the day
Seven: Be Happy – choose to be optimistic – fake it to make it!