
Poster Competition
Runners Up
Giorgia Bruno presents a literature review concluding that vegan female athletes are not at increased risk of relative energy deficiency in sport, providing they have adequate macro and micronutrient supplementation. RED S is a hot topic in elite sport and we felt that this was a well conducted review with a sensible discussion of what the research shows and where the gaps are. It narrowly missed out on a podium spot as the panel felt it suffered from information overload.
Janey Gregory and Brendan Sloan poster is an analysis of 673 cave incident reports and identified some key injury patterns that can inform safety and medical response, including a high incidence of hypothermia with exhaustion in younger cavers and trips/falls leading to a high rate of lower limb injuries in an older age group. It also narrowly missed out on a podium spot.
Charlotte Innes retrospective audit found that diving overseas, lack of technical diving qualifications and lack of dive site first aid are key factors that increased the risk of delayed presentation in decompression sickness in divers.
Prehospital Exposure: Pushing Boundaries in Medical Education | Hazel Shorrock
Hazel Shorrock presents a brilliant review of how the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team is pushing the boundaries of medical education through running teaching scenarios and team building activities with medical students.
Report of two cases of an unusual dermatitis: Exercise-Induced Vasculitis | Marta Quistini
Marta Quistini presents two interesting case reports of exercise induced vasculitis with photographs.
Scuba Divers’ Pulmonary EDEMA. 14 Years Experience Review | Alba Urries Rodriguez
Alba Urries Rodriguez reviewed a case series of pulmonary oedema in divers discussing the common symptomatology, clinical and radiological findings.