“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be noContinue reading “Updates”
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ECMO and Covid-19 in the UK
Wrote this out of my own interest- I have dotted some of my favourite memes from medical school throughout to break up the text, as this is fairly long. Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, is the use of an accessory circuit to allow for the oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer in a patient whoContinue reading “ECMO and Covid-19 in the UK”
Unfit for purpose
A divergence from my usual writing, I’m afraid. Inspired and infuriated by Tim Shipman’s excellent piece in The Times today: (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inside-no-10-everyone-is-at-war-over-coronavirus-56rwtmf9q), I’ve decided to rage a little at decision making in the British state. To some extent, I have no interest in the current machinations or arrangements behind the scenes that germinate the next announcementContinue reading “Unfit for purpose”
Updates
It is becoming increasingly difficult to pick apart the specific days over the past few days. I feel this is due mainly to the most major event of last week: lockdown. On Monday, my girlfriend (Tessa), my dad, my sister, and myself all watched on BBC1 at 8:30 as Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked usContinue reading “Updates”
