The Four R Rule
It would be fascinating to run a fly-on-the-wall documentary on life at trolley level in a local Emergency Department. When you’ve been there, done it and survived to watch TV again
Category Medical Humour
Signs of Imminent Admission
Having trouble complying with the new 4 picosecond rule introduced by UCEM? Do not fret, you can improve your department's efficiency a thousandfold by religiously employing the 'Signs of Imminent Admission' as a disposition decision aid.
Staghorn follows his nose
UCEM's Prof Staghorn investigates the unexplained disappearances of members of the Society for the Prevention of Surgery and follows his nose to the operating theatre toilets. eels that he needs a stick as big as Prof Stickler's carrot.
Patients Without Discernible Pathology
The toughest of all dispositions is the 'patient without discernible pathology' (PWDP). What does the enlightened emergency physician do next?
New Years Day Honours 2018
The honorary award of Fellowship of the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine (F.UCEM) The first Fifty F.UCEM’s are Grandfather awards for the fifty fondling members who have demonstrated the excellence in their respected fields and uphold the ideals of the…
The Death of Santa Claus
Disturbing news is coming from Enlightenment Boulevard where the UCEM Council Executive has recently received reports of the death of Santa Claus.
Christmas Cancellation Canned
The Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine has made an urgent press release: Christmas will NOT be canceled!
Christmas Canceled?
Egerton Y. Davis the Fourth, spokesperson for the Council Executive of the Utopian College for Emergency in Medicine, has announced that UCEM intends to cancel Christmas. He stated reluctantly: ''Tis not the season to be jolly, 'tis the season to be horrifically injured".
Words of Wisdom in Christmas Cheer
Christmas Brilliance from the Guru – Tim Minchin White Wine in the Sun I’m looking forward to ChristmasIt’s sentimental I knowBut I just really like it I am hardly religiousI’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond TutuTo be honest…
His life-line is too short…
Ever wondered what the ED would be like if it was run by 'alternative medicine' practitioners? Who needs an epipen when you can just use a Biro, eh?
The Stethoscope Song
'The Stethoscope Song' is a poem written in 1848 by American physician, essayist, and poet Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Glandular Alphabetum
Pathology must be really boring sometimes...all that purple and pink and cold laboratory environment. So who can blame them for being excited when they chance upon a pareidolic experience, a Wolkenkuckucksheim if you like where the pathologist finally has the chance to say 'Bad news: you have a tumor. Good news: it’s really cute!'