Emj Podcast

What might yawning and sneezing be signs of in a patient? This month's podcast features new RCEM and NPIS guidance on acute opioid toxicity, outlining a number of symptoms to stay alert to. Before getting to that there's a paper on bypassing hospitals for patients needing mechanical thrombectomy, a study on how austerity affected emergency admissions across a range of UK local authorities, and some research on the immune-related adverse affects that can arise in the ED amongst oncological patients. Read the issue highlights: July 2024 Primary Survey Articles discussed in this episode: Healthcare professional views about a prehospital redirection pathway for stroke thrombectomy: a multiphase deductive qualitative study. Day J, Simmonds RL, Shaw L, et al Are local public expenditure reductions associated with increases in inequality in emergency hospitalisation? Time-series analysis of English local authorities from 2010 to 2017. Castro-Ávila AC, Cookson R, Doran T, et al Management and outcome of oncological p