🚑 Major Trauma Audit National Report 2021 Key Findings 📊 Data from 22 hospitals, 76% coverage. 📈 62% low falls - prevention is key. 🏠 55% injuries at home. 🚗 16% road trauma. 👵 Age Matters: Patients over 75 less likely to be pre-alerted and seen by trauma teams. 🆘 Low

University Hospital Kerry staff and UCC Pharmacy students join together to recognise Antibiotics Awareness Day! 🌟 Promoting the wise use of antibiotics. 💊🚫 #UseAntibioticsWisely #PeopleofUHK

One week to go until Irish Society of Obstetric Anaesthesia annual meeting! ⭐️A fantastic line-up of speakers ⭐️Record number of abstract submissions ⭐️An excellent free paper session ⭐️Pick of the Posters session

Two more #NAP7 perioperative cardiac arrest papers out today in 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 🔓 1. Epidemiology and clinical features: …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an… 2. Management and patient outcomes: …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an… Richard Armstrong Jasmeet Soar Andrew Kane Emira Kuršumović Jerry Nolan Tim Cook

"To me it is important that students learn by curiosity and study in a positive spirit, while building their professional identity. Therefore, we as teachers need to meet the students where they are." - Chemist Morten Meldal on teaching #studentsday

Delighted to be at #NAPSAC23 @COAIrl #patientsafety

Aileen O’Brien presenting update on #HSEsafesurgery #NAPSAC23 #patientsafety Delighted that University Hospital Kerry theatre immediately implementing the new steps she outlined!

Huge opportunities for ongoing #clinicalsimulation to further improve quality and #patientsafety contained within #NAP7 report

This European Antibiotic Awareness Day, we are reminding everyone of the importance of only using antibiotics when needed. Watch Dr Eimear Brannigan, AMRIC Clinical Lead, talking about the importance of antibiotics #KeepAntibioticsWorking youtube.com/watch?v=VCg7kD…

Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat. Read our study on the economic burden of antimicrobial resistance here: bit.ly/36ZWWNo @EAAD_EU #EAAD

The #NAP7 results should not really surprise us…. As service evaluations they are designed to explore, define & illuminate the numbers around what we do. The NAPs may provide confirmation of what we think we know - but now with numbers we can use with greater t authority to

Irelands Critical Care Outreach ANP Conference. ➡️12th March at Dublin Castle ➡️Tickets available via eventbrite.

👩‍⚕️ On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate the exceptional contributions of Women in #Healthcare #Simulation across Ireland. #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2024

Their efforts are shaping a space where simulation provides invaluable opportunities for education, training and the transformation of healthcare. On this International Women’s Day, we are honoured to showcase their remarkable achievements. #iwd2024 #internationalwomensday2024

Their combined knowledge in #simulation, #patientsafety, and education is unparalleled. These are experienced simulation educators with additional expertise in clinical care, health professions education, quality improvement, psychology, and research. #iwd2024 #WomenInHealthcare

Some of our fabulous @CAST_CAI #womeninsimulation supporting @COAIrl #MCAI prep course on #internationalwomensday Niamh Feely Aine McCarthy

⚠️Attention obstetric anaesthetists!⚠️ Outcomes from the Royal College of Anaesthetists NAP7 study ➡️Haemorrhage was the single leading cause of peri-operative cardiac arrest in obstetric patients ➡️Underestimated severity & inadequate early resuscitation contributed 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

What causes cardiac arrest in obstetric patients? 🩸Haemorrhage🩸 What else? ➡️High neuraxial block ➡️Bradyarrhythmia ➡️Amniotic fluid embolism ➡️Drug error 🚫Note - NO cardiac arrests related to failed airway management or remifentanil PCA 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

Our ⁦University Hospital Kerry⁩ #CCOT cANP Brigid delivering the first session in our #DPIP study day. Thanks ⁦Katie O'Connor⁩ for putting it all together for us!