On a flat 160km course which did not particularly suit him, the Glasgow 2014 champion made it into the day’s final selection. But with no team-mates for company, Thomas had to chase down moves, sapping his energy reserves. Thomas tried a solo attack inside the final 2km, rather than leave it to a sprint, but…
“So how long has he been in jail? I mean his core temp is 27.” I think that the only acceptable answer from the corrections officers at that time would have been “20 minutes or less,” but that was not the response. I sighed, wondering if I was the only person who thought that this…
Asked about Ward’s recovery, England captain Zach Wallace said: “It’s incredible, the determination. What he’s been through, that injury would knock most people out, career done.” Wallace, who was captain for the first time during a major competition, was elated to win a medal following a rocky build-up. After finding themselves “demotivated and gutted” to…
A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. He was found by bystanders after he collapsed and 911 was called. EMS physicians report he was found in ventricular fibrillation. Multiple attempts at defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone have been unsuccessful. On ED presentation, he is unresponsive and the monitor shows ventricular fibrillation….
Delicious Orie, boxing Is Orie destined for stardom? It certainly seems that way. Few British sportspeople have a backstory to rival the man who was born and raised in Russia, left in part because his family were victims of racial discrimination, arrived in the Midlands unable to speak the language and only tried boxing aged…
Emergency medicine involves a density of decision-making that exceeds that of any other medical specialty. Emergency physicians face high-stakes decisions related to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition with limited information and under intense time pressure during every shift. However, the first critical decision in the emergency department (ED) is often not made by physicians, but by…
Grass-roots sport is in a tug-of-war over heatwave season delays, as clubs express resistance to moving games despite lawyers warning they may be liable for injuries. Rugby and football governing bodies have both said privately that there is serious resistance to being “overly nanny state” after sport was put on hold during Covid. However, commercial…
Many conditions outside of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but only a handful of cases have reported ST-elevations (STE) in the setting of pancreatic inflammation where underlying ACS was excluded.1,2 While acute pancreatitis can involve electrocardiographic changes in up to 50 percent of cases, the exact mechanism causing STE remains unknown.3,4…
“My group are well aware of the wide range of challenges facing the new government,” Bernstein told The Telegraph. “However the reform and governance of football is an issue that commands considerable support across the nation. Accordingly we submitted a letter to both leadership candidates seeking reassurance there will be no back-tracking on current government…
There will be no racing on Saturday but the season’s last Classic, the Cazoo St Leger due to take place at Doncaster, will be the centrepiece of a nine-race card at the Yorkshire course on Sunday. To mark what the British Horseracing Authority described as the “special bond” between the sport and the late Queen,…