Nicole Rhiannon

Position statement regarding treating patients in the back of ambulances - RCEM 11/07/2025 - Following lengthy discussions at different committees of the College, a position statement regarding treating patients in the back of ambulances has now been agreed.

Thank you for sharing, Adam. For all those wanting to read it: rcem.ac.uk/news/positio...

There is a reason why RFK Jr enjoys popularity with wellness podcasters, why so many Americans reject socialised healthcare, and why so many refuse to endorse vaccines or GLP1s – it all boils down to a deep-seated belief that illness is a personal failing; people should not receive external help

In the most NHS move ever, there is currently a transfer between IT systems for applying for leave - with a three WEEK stop in the middle where we cannot apply for, edit or cancel any type of leave 😂

‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world

Today in the Observer, I write about the women’s revolution of NE Syria.
I found such inspiration and hope among the women of Rojava, who coined the slogan Woman Life Freedom and fight to make it reality. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Okay, assuming this doesn't turn out to be a weird technical glitch, I will finally allow you all to use quotes from 1984.

RCEM Safety Flash December 2024 For Safety Alerts and RCEM issued Safety Flashes see: https://rcem.ac.uk/safety-3/ Water Beads & Bowel Obstruction Water beads have been linked to child deaths overseas and to serious harm to children in the UK. • Water beads are the common name for superabsorbent polymers (SAPs). When exposed to liquid, they expand. They start small, only a few millimetres, but can expand to over 400 times that size in around 36 hours. • They are marketed as toys, sensory kits, art kits, hydro guns, stress balls, home decor or vase fillers. • Dehydrated beads, when swallowed, expand in the GI tract. They can cause obstruction and require surgical removal. • Symptoms may develop hours or even a day or more after swallowing a bead. • Inhaled beads require urgent removal. • Water beads are not visible on X rays. • If the ingested object is unknown, and there is potential for button or coin batteries, magnets, or sharp objects, then X rays are indicated. • Ask parents/carers of young children and children/adults with a learning disability, presenting with GI symptoms, about possible access to water beads, batteries and magnets. Product Safety Alert: Water Beads (PSA7) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Bowel obstruction following ingestion of superabsorbent polymers beads: literature review - PubMed (nih.gov)

New RCEM 🚨SAFETY FLASH 🚨 on ⚠️ Water Beads & Bowel
Obstruction. Please download, share and print out in your hospitals to raise awareness.

View it in full with hyperlinks: tinyurl.com/rcemSFWaterB...

See our other Safety Flashes here: tinyurl.com/SFRCEM

Today’s learning was that tricuspid regurgitation can cause a raised CVP. That in combination with a a hyper dynamic circulation can lead to a very arterial looking trace if you don’t look at the number!

The #CivilitySavesLives push shouldn’t be seen as a gimmick - in a stretched system and particularly heading into winter this needs to be a priority - the numbers are mind blowing

And for those of us currently coming through EM training - I realistically wonder if I even know what actual EM is

Feels only right that this little face should be my first post, even if I’m on this site mostly for the Med Ed crew!

Me please :)

Me too please!

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