- Podcast
This month we have New in EM - BP targets in spinal cord injury | Guidelines for EM - New Zealand Chest Wall Injury | Gender and assessment of abdominal pain with Charlotte Underwood.
- Clinical Case
A 60-year-old patient presents to the ED with a leaking ambulatory chemotherapy pump. The chemotherapy helpline is unreachable, and staff must manage a potential cytotoxic spill safely.
- Clinical Case
Cloudy Hypoxia after foreign travel; a flashback of a pandemic or a rare home-grown complication of a childhood illness in an adult.
- Clinical Case
A 25-year-old in her 37 weeks of pregnancy presents with itchy rash one week after receiving whooping cough vaccination and anti-D immunoglobulin injections.
- SBA
A 62-year-old patient presents to the ED complaining of shortness of breath. You are asked to prescribe their oxygen.
- Blog
Answering complaints is an important role of the ED Consultant and it’s now part of the RCEM management portfolio. We’ve made a few suggestions about how to answer complaints but everyone will have their own tips, so feel free to leave a comment or two.
- Blog
It’s 4:00 AM. You’ve just managed to find a working ophthalmoscope and after wrestling with it and staring through the gloom, you spot the optic disc
- Clinical Case
A 50-year-old male presents with painful Horner's syndrome. The initial CT scan is reported as normal, and stroke consultant suggests discharge, creating a challenge in clinical reasoning and professional advocacy.
- Clinical Case
During a police arrest, a known Hepatitis B positive patient becomes aggressive, spitting directly at an officer. The immediate exposure necessitates urgent post-exposure investigations and treatment for the officer.