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Whole blood in trauma has generated enormous interest. Today, @SWiFT_trial in @NEJM provides the clearest randomised evidence so far on whether prehospital whole blood improves outcomes in life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage: tinyurl.com/SWiFTNEJM

A superlative evening of music and musicianship as Anthea Smyth JP DL represented HM Lord Lieutenant at The MCB Spring Concert @MethodyBelfast. Huge congratulations to the students and staff involved. The very best of Belfast and Northern Ireland. Bravo!!

@EastAngliAirAmb PHEM Senior Clinical Fellow recruitment: start dates Feb 2027 and Aug 2027. If you’re looking for high-acuity prehospital practice with a strong clinical governance, education, and research culture, do have a look - and pls share :) tinyurl.com/EAAASCF

February '26 Papers Podcast 🫁🚑 Prehospital intubation location ⚡️❤️ Defibrillator pad position in shockable OHCA 💉🧠 Ketamine vs etomidate for RSI Listen now 👉 itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/show/4pGoo1XFn… TheResusRoom.co.uk

Congratulations to the 1XI Girls' Hockey team who beat Omagh 2-0 in the Schools' Cup. Well done to Emily and Heidi for their goals. #MCB #Methody #MadetoLead

Episode 7 of Seconds Count “Flying High”, featuring HEMS Operational Lead Paramedic Glenn O’Rorke, is out now. Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/se… YouTube: youtu.be/lyci94bTvpI Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hig…

The scale of the problem is clear, and clearly impacting different UK regions/nations differently. The experience of @RCEMvp_NI in Northern Ireland stands out as particularly horrific, but every region is seeing unacceptable corridor use.

And we’re off…#ETCNI25 @catjpat @WesternHSCTrust @ETC_Org

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Exactly this. 👇🏼

⏰ Last chance! ETCO’s 2025 survey closes on Sunday. If you work in trauma care this is your opportunity to help shape the future of trauma education. It’s quick, anonymous, and your input will directly inform our 2026+ plans. Take part before it closes: surveymonkey.com/r/ETC2025

Drivers- expect to see more children cycling during #CycletoSchoolWeek 13-17 Oct Slow down around schools or where you see young cyclists, this week & every week Child cyclists are particularly vulnerable and may be unsteady and unpredictable, so give them plenty of room and time

#OriginalResearch “You said it! Now look what’s happened!” We’ve all been blamed for saying it. The shift was calm — then someone muttered the “Q word,” and chaos reigned. But is it actually true? Does saying “quiet” doom us to a flood of patients? 🧠 A new narrative systematic review in EMJ says... probably not. By @AndrewTabner @gdj043 Researchers analysed 8 RCTs across EDs, surgical specialties, microbiology labs, and even OMFS on-call shifts. The verdict? ❌ No solid evidence that uttering the word “quiet” increases admissions, bleeps, referrals, or calls. 💡 What it might do? Influence our perception of being busy — particularly for those who already believe in the superstition. It’s a classic case of confirmation bias and regression to the mean: if things are unusually calm, they’re bound to pick up again, whether we say “quiet” or not. 👏 Let’s give credit to the researchers — many of whom studied this in their own time, with no funding — for taking on one of medicine’s most persistent myths. So, go ahead. Say it. “It’s a quiet shift today.” And if it gets busy later... well, it was going to anyway. 😉 🔗 emj.bmj.com/content/early/… #MythBusting #EmergencyMedicine #QuietShift #MedicalSuperstition #WorkplaceCulture #HealthCareHumour #EvidenceBasedMedicine @RCollEM

McCullough Cup: Methodist College 5 Regent House 1 thefrontrowunion.com/2025/10/mccull…

1st XI after today’s win wearing their new kit - thanks to sponsors @thoughtmachine and @carsonmcdowell @MethodyBelfast @mcbformerpupils

Check out these coagulation and platelet recommendations for insertion and removal of central venous access devices! Super helpful! #anaesthesia #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

🚑 Have your say in shaping the future of trauma education! ETCO’s 2025 survey is open — quick, anonymous, and open to all in trauma care. Closes 12 Oct. 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/ETC2025 #TraumaEducation #ETC #EuropeanTraumaCourse

Here's a video I made breaking down this very important #ECG that was recorded in a 60-year-old man before he went into cardiac arrest #FOAMed

The 2g autoinjector pen currently in development will be a game changer for both military and civilian prehospital use. gov.uk/government/new…

🚨 Last-Minute Course Availability! 🚨 We’ve got limited spaces left on the ETC in Hull – 9th to 11th September 2025. Want to grab a spot? 📩 Email us today at admin@etco.team to register!