Medical Disclaimer

The content published on medaryn.com and on every channel operated under the Medaryn name — including the YouTube channel ERDocExplains, associated Instagram and TikTok accounts, any email newsletter, any downloadable guide, and any future digital tool released by Medaryn — is provided strictly for general educational and informational purposes.

The role of Medaryn — what this is, and what it is not

Medaryn exists to help you think more clearly about emergency medicine, not to replace the people who are trained to make decisions about your specific health. The content published here is a teaching aid. It offers frameworks, patterns, and explanations drawn from clinical experience. It does not, and cannot, examine you, know your history, weigh your medications, or feel what you are feeling right now.

For that reason, nothing on Medaryn constitutes medical advice, and nothing on Medaryn replaces medical advice. A frame of reference is not a diagnosis. A pattern is not your pattern until a clinician confirms it.

Use Medaryn the way you would use any reference work — to understand, to ask better questions, to know what to mention to your doctor. Then go to your doctor.

No doctor–patient relationship

The author of this website (Dr. Tom De Coninck, hereafter "the author") is a practicing emergency physician registered with the Belgian Order of Physicians and authorised under Belgian law to practice medicine. However, no doctor–patient relationship is created by visiting medaryn.com, reading its content, watching any video, subscribing to any mailing list, downloading any guide, using any tool, or contacting the author through any channel listed here.

Information published here is general by design. It cannot account for your individual medical history, current medications, allergies, prior surgical history, pregnancy status, or specific symptoms. It cannot examine you. It cannot follow up. It cannot reconsider in light of new information from later in your day.

In case of emergency

If you believe you or someone near you is experiencing a medical emergency, do not seek information online. In Belgium, call 112 immediately. In other countries, call your local emergency number or attend your nearest emergency department.

Situations that warrant immediate emergency care include, but are not limited to: chest pain, sudden severe headache, sudden weakness or difficulty speaking, severe difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, loss of consciousness, severe allergic reactions, suspected stroke or heart attack, severe burns, suspected poisoning, suicidal ideation with intent, and any sudden and severe symptom that you cannot reasonably explain.

What this content does not provide

To be explicit, content on Medaryn does not provide:

• Diagnosis. No symptom description, framework, or example shown here is intended to diagnose any condition in any individual.
• Treatment recommendations. Nothing here should be used to choose, start, change, or stop any medication, supplement, or therapy.
• First-aid instructions. Medaryn does not teach hands-on first aid. For first-aid training, consult a certified provider such as the Belgian Red Cross.
• Pediatric dosing or specific drug dosing of any kind. No dosage published or implied in any Medaryn channel should be applied to any individual without verification from a treating clinician or pharmacist.
• Triage decisions for specific people. Where this content discusses the reasoning behind triage, it does so to illustrate how emergency clinicians think — not to triage you.
• Mental health crisis intervention. If you are in mental health crisis, call your GP, 112, or a recognised crisis line.

Cases, scenarios, and examples

Any patient stories, clinical scenarios, or case examples discussed on any Medaryn channel are hypothetical, composites of multiple situations, or substantially altered for educational purposes. No content reflects any identifiable patient, any specific event from the author's workplace, or any individual past or present. All clinical details have been chosen for educational value rather than to document any specific case. The author respects and is bound by medical secrecy under Article 458 of the Belgian Penal Code and by the Code of Medical Deontology.

Independence of views

Opinions expressed across Medaryn channels are those of the author alone, in his personal and educational capacity. They do not represent the views, policies, or positions of the author's employer, any hospital, any university, the Belgian Order of Physicians, any professional association, any regulatory body, or any other affiliated institution.

Accuracy, currency, and clinical evolution

Emergency medicine evolves continuously. While the author makes reasonable efforts to ensure that information is accurate at the time of publication, medical knowledge changes, clinical guidelines are updated, and local protocols differ between regions and countries. Content on Medaryn may not reflect the most current evidence or the protocols in force in your jurisdiction. No claim is made that the content is exhaustive, error-free, or up-to-date at the moment you read it. Older content remains available for transparency but may be superseded.

External links and references

Medaryn may link to third-party websites, papers, applications, or other resources. Such links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement. The author has no control over the content, accuracy, security, or availability of external resources and accepts no responsibility for them.

Use of AI tools and automated systems

Some Medaryn content may be drafted, edited, or summarised with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools. Where this is the case, the author retains editorial responsibility and reviews the output. AI tools may produce errors, omissions, or outdated information. Any tool or feature within Medaryn that uses AI to assist users in understanding emergency medicine is explicitly educational and never operates as a diagnostic device, a triage system, or a medical device within the meaning of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/745).

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Belgian and applicable law, the author and any party associated with Medaryn accept no liability for any loss, injury, harm, or damage — whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive — arising from the use of, reliance on, inability to access, or any other interaction with content published on Medaryn channels. Your use of this content is at your own risk and discretion.

Nothing in this disclaimer is intended to limit liability where Belgian law does not permit such limitation, including liability for fraud, gross negligence, or harm to life or bodily integrity caused intentionally or through gross fault.

Reporting concerns

If you believe any content on Medaryn is inaccurate, outdated, or potentially harmful, please contact the author at info@medaryn.com. The author will review the concern promptly and update or remove content where appropriate.

Governing law and jurisdiction

This Medical Disclaimer is governed exclusively by Belgian law. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this disclaimer, or with content published on Medaryn channels, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of the judicial district of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium, without prejudice to mandatory provisions of consumer law that grant consumers access to courts of their place of residence.

Changes

This Medical Disclaimer may be updated periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of Medaryn channels following any update constitutes acceptance of the updated disclaimer. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on medaryn.com.

Contact

Questions about this disclaimer may be sent to info@medaryn.com or by post to the registered office listed in the Legal Notice.