Here is our latest in situ simulation write-up. This was one was done on the paediatric ward. Included is human factors feedback from our aviation colleagues who were present for the sim. SCENARIO 6 month old baby on paediatric ward Becoming increasingly drowsy, ward paediatric doctor alerted by nursing staff Fulminant sepsis secondary to chest […]
Pilot sim feedback #3: Trauma Call
Here is the write-up of our latest in situ sim. Along with the human factors feedback from our colleagues in aviation (which you can find at the end of the post), I’ve included the “technical” feedback from myself and two of my EM consultant colleagues as I thought it might be of interest. Scenario Young […]
Pilot sim feedback #2: “Pressure-test your decision-making”
Last week we my department ran another in-situ sim. It was quite a challenging one from a technical point of view. 62 year old BIBA looking unwell Paramedics hand over he was found on a park bench, blood around his mouth, GCS 13, HR 110, couldn’t get a BP, patient very unwell/periarrest A-E assessment done […]
PonderMed #20: Two pilots, one doctor
Captain Dave Fielding and Captain Alexander Jolly are commercial airline pilots. I met them through Project Wingman, a pandemic-induced collaboration between the UK aviation industry and the NHS. We met up over a coffee in the Whittington Hospital “First Class Lounge” and compared notes on our respective professions. In particular we discussed human factors and […]
A pilot watched us do a sim…
For me, a highlight of working through this pandemic has been the “First Class Lounge” laid on by Project Wingman. It’s a lovely little space set up at the back of our hospital canteen full of comfortable seating, ambient music, and friendly airline crew in full uniform serving the coffees. Initially, I assumed the staff must […]
PonderMed #17 Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: A Warrior’s Toolbox
This is the first of two pods I’ve recorded with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman – a former US Army Ranger, paratrooper, and Psychology Professor. He is the author of On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace; a book that describes coping strategies for the physiological and psychological effects of violence for people […]
An Englishman in South Africa: Robert Lloyd at St. Emlyn’s (link)
Here is the blog post I wrote for St. Emlyn’s to accompany the podcast – ‘An Englishman in South Africa’ – that I recorded with Professor Simon Carley (@EMManchester) at ICEM 2016. I discuss the human stress response and its effect on performance, strategies for building a more resilient mindset, and stress inoculation training. I explore these […]
