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Ep 272 - Toxicology, Hyperthermia and the Future of Emergency Care (June and July 2025)
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Ep 272 - Toxicology, Hyperthermia and the Future of Emergency Care (June and July 2025)
In this episode of the St Emlyn's Podcast, Iain and Simon discuss the latest updates in emergency medicine during the hot UK summer. They discuss the latest research and content from the St Emlyns blog, touching on topics like serotonin syndrome, the impact of the new urgent and emergency care plan in the UK, and the use of salbutamol as an analgesic for renal colic.
They also highlight the growing issue of nitazenes, a new class of synthetic opioids, and their implications for emergency medicine. Lastly, they emphasise the importance of staying updated on toxicology to effectively manage high-acuity, low-occurrence events such as drug-induced hyperthermia.
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Upcoming Conferences
03:41 Med Pod Learn
05:09 Serotonin Syndrome Deep Dive
10:22 Urgent and Emergency Care Plan
18:04 Salbutamol for Renal Colic
22:07 Hypothermia in Toxicology Emergencies
27:04 Nitazines: A Growing Problem
The St.Emlyn’s Podcast
St Emlyn’s is the premier emergency medicine podcast from the UK. We discuss evidence based medicine, clinical excellence, wellbeing and the philosophy of emergency care.
