Steven Foster
@fuzzyfoster1
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PEM consultant. Cynical by nature but love to embrace change when backed by good reasoning/evidence/common sense. All views my own.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined September 2013
The @PERUKItweep paper on UK & Ireland discharging practices for children with wheeze is out! https://t.co/PhbdFMPvI5 Not always comfortable reading. Science of 'discharging the wheezing child' in desperate need of firm evidence as variation abounds HT Romanie Hannah & Team
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Come join a fantastic team @SouthGlasgowEM @MtcWos βΊοΈ. Lots of exciting opportunities to gain clinical experience and development time in a myriad of areas supported by experts in each @sportpromote @VP_Scot_RCEM @Jploughrey @Cieran999 @trjparke π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ©Ίππ» https://t.co/qRjTYQdkJ3
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Really exciting opportunity to experience and develop skills in Paediatric Emergency Medicine in one of the biggest and busiest Paediatric Emergency Departments in the UK! And have protected non-clinical time to develop specific projects and your career. https://t.co/HKyeCxDg4Z
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Really exciting opportunity to experience and develop skills in Paediatric Emergency Medicine in one of the biggest and busiest Paediatric Emergency Departments in the UK! And have protected non-clinical time to develop specific projects and your career. https://t.co/HKyeCxDg4Z
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Only reasons for admission with a lower respiratory tract infection: i) O2 requirement ii) Evidence of insufficient hydration as assessed by a senior *failing a fluid trial is not synonymous with dehydration* iii) Social care concerns CXR & Antibiotic modality are irrelevant
every time I see a kid admitted 4 pneumonia because someone ordered a useless x-ray which shows perihylar consolidation and start antibiotics, I die inside &wonder if itβs all fault of decades of studies based on xray when trials did not exist yet, confunding generations of docs
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Doctors donβt get subsidised food; they donβt get free parking; they donβt get free energy or free travel Tory MPs get the lot- free parking; free travel; free energy; subsidised food & Β£2,400 pay rises. Support doctors please. We need them. They are striking to save the NHS.
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15 min consultation: What do paediatricians need to know about child refugee and migrant health needs? We can all do our bit https://t.co/WyNhz48EMY
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One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. Weβre no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. - Carl Sagan
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THEY HAVE DONE IT ππ»π₯ππ» This is the first Scottish team EVER to win a team medal at a Commonwealth or Commonwealth Youth Games and IT IS GOLDπ₯What a historic moment π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώππ» What an truly outstanding achievement from this team and coaches πͺπ»π We are so incredibly proud ππ»ππ»ππ»
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Not sure what this makes us appreciate more the big 4 or alcaraz ππ² Thatβs insanity π€―
The first man not named Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray to win the #Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles since 2002. @CarlosAlcaraz π
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Scary continuing regression of modern times. Painful to have to say it out loud again: Vaccinate your children - for free & with a very safe vaccine - to protect them (& others) from a disease that kills & injures. Shout it from the rooftops. #Measles
https://t.co/QPnICYj4q2
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Thousands could be hospitalised and dozens die if MMR vaccine take-up doesnβt rise, say immunologists
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@meganranney @ACEPNow @AishaTerryMD EDs are built to take care of: Anyone, Anything, Anytime NOT Everyone, Everything, Everytime
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When I run the bath, the first thing I do is to put in the plug. Otherwise you just waste a lot of water. #MedTwitter @SteveBarclay
'Historic' 15-year plan to boost NHS workforce
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Still time left to apply for clinical development fellow post in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow. https://t.co/0TKplC7Qzn Paeds MTC and one of the biggest and best Paediatric Emergency Departments in the UK! ππΌ
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A hanging blind cord in a house with a small child is a strangulation risk and can have a devastating outcome. Please don't let it happen to you. Safely secure blind cords out of reach. Learn more: https://t.co/Y7U5bHNYoQ
#SafetyMadeSimple #ChildSafetyWeek
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Button batteries can badly hurt or kill a child if swallowed. Learn more: https://t.co/alZ84n4QxE
#ChildSafetyWeek #SafetyMadeSimple #BeBatteryAware
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Neither analgesia nor sedation was associated with intestinal perforation or failed reduction, challenging the widespread practice of withholding analgesia and sedation for reduction of ileocolic intussusception in children.
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This cross-sectional study characterizes the prevalence of opioid analgesia and sedation among children undergoing reduction of ileocolic intussusception and assesses their association with intesti...
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