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Byrne et al have explored this in more depth, completing a systematic review into the willingness and preparation of medical students in relation to disaster medicine. Tolhurst-Cleaver et al have reviewed UK guidelines on the management of this condition and found a significant degree of variability, often with variation between written and verbal accounts of practice. [...]we have another paper from Vassallo et al on a comparative analysis of major incident tools in children, an area that I’ve been interested in for many years.
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Correspondence to Dr Gabrielle Prager, Emergency Department, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK;lgprager@doctors.org.uk This month’s update has been prepared by the Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Research Group (EMERGING) from Manchester. Head turner Predicting which patients will survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with good functional outcomes could help guide resuscitative efforts. Lack of blinding is a potential source of bias, but the apparent preference of parents for immobilisation may influence physician choice of treatment.2 Bottom line In children treated for Torus fractures, there is no difference in self-reported pain or function using a simple bandage versus a splint or cast. Notably, since this paper was published, the UK RECOVERY trial suggested a probable benefit in using them together.5 6 Bottom line In patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen and receiving remdesivir, there was no difference in ventilator-free survival between those treated with baricitinib or dexamethasone.