Original Research
Trends in In-hospital admissions due to dog bites in Ireland from 2012—2021
Ryan et al. report that there have been 3,158 emergency hospital admissions following a dog bite. The highest rate was in children. The common wounds were in open wounds and fractures.
EM and Me: Near-Peer Mentoring in an Emergency Department
Heffernan and O'Dowd describe the practice of near-peer (registrar) mentoring of junior doctors. In the programme there were 33 junior doctors and 13 mentors. The exercise was found to be beneficial.
Survey of patient attitudes of face-to-face and telemedicine teaching in COVID-19
Coady et al. surveyed 229 inpatient and outpatients. They had a positive attitude towards both face-to-face and telemedicine teaching. However they preferred the former.
Bond and McNicholas surveyed the opinions of 102 psychiatrists on their response to above report. The sentiments expressed included decrease in motivation, and increased stress levels.
Loneliness amongst Older Hospital Inpatients: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Maden et al. surveyed 107 inpatients. Half reported some degree of loneliness and 1 in 7 reported higher degrees of loneliness.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A National Survey
Tamgumus et al. have surveyed the management of NAS nationally. All units use Oromorph and 66% use Phenobarbitone as a second line medication. 66% have a non-pharmacological plan, and 24% provide specific parent education.
Latest Editorials
Resuscitation training in Ireland - past to present
Kenny and Naas discuss the history of resuscitation training, as well as exploring the variety of initiatives which have been implemented in resus training.
Mortise Ankle X-Rays in Surgical Planning and Post-op Recovery
Bouchard et al. discuss the factors that may lead to superior radiographic efficiency, specifically with regard to mortise ankle X-rays.
Corporate governance – the Emperor’s new clothes?
Á. Carroll discusses various issues in safeguarding within the HSE, healthcare regulators and governance.
Case Reports
Clots, Covid-19 and Cyberattacks – a case of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Power-Foley et al. report a complex case of vaccine induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia.
The breathless patient with a sore neck
Power et al. describe a 69 year old man with dyspnoea due to a raised hemi-diaphragm secondary to cervical spondylosis.