In this article I use the word "vulnerable" to imply an individual at risk for an enhanced need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.
Human Factors is a term that’s often used when talking about events that happen in the ED, and many people, including us, had a lack of awareness of the full scope of human factors, and how it applies to emergency medicine.
Crying babies are frequently brought to the ED because the child cries so much that the parents believe there must be something physically wrong. whilst we’re waiting for AI to be developed to help with translation of the cries, having some idea of potential causes is useful.
Improved flow is the current golden bullet, the saviour of ED, in the NHS - the key to unlocking the issues with the health service in its current state of crisis. But how is flow achieved?
Group A streptococcus/ Grp A Strep or GAS in short - What is it? Why is it happening? Why is it important now? Why the invasive increase in infection rate?
As with most decisions in medicine, the decision to reverse anticoagulation depends on the risk vs the benefit of doing so for that individual patient. There are a few things to consider in particular when weighing up the two sides.
Where does PEM fit in with EM? Children make up about 25-30% of attendances to mixed EDs nationally, so all EM consultants must possess at least basic paediatric skills.
There are hundreds of skin diseases, many present with (often similar looking) rashes. Diagnosis of skin conditions can be a challenging task for non-dermatologists.
Actively reflecting on and planning our ongoing career is arguably some of the deepest work we can do, touching as it does on our very purpose and meaning.
There is serious concern over the shape and demographic of the medical workforce in the years ahead, due to the potential drain of highly skilled and experienced clinicians, whose premature loss will have a significant impact on the service.
Addison's disease otherwise known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism is a relatively rare disorder. It can affect people of any age, although it mostly occurs in women and in those between the ages of 30-50.
Globally, climate change is recognised as one of the leading determinants of health with health outcomes predicted to worsen as the globe continues to warm. But how does this affect me, in the UK? And how will this affect my patients, and the care they receive? And what can I do about it?
Imagine it's 2am and the Red Phone rings…. “A 26-year-old male, fallen off motorcycle, in traumatic cardiac arrest”. Your heart races, you’re excited, but you feel way out of your depth. You know there’s loads to prepare and often there isn’t much notice. What do you do?
We’ve all seen diabetic foot presentations in the ED but many more of them are managed successfully in primary care and podiatry clinics. As in many other areas, the ED has a huge role to play in prevention as well as treatment.
What happens if your personality is disordered or disrupted by psychiatric illness? How can your ‘self’ then be accurately discerned from your personality disorder? Where does the condition end and you begin?
In May 2021, as we emerged from the second wave of Covid in the UK, we felt the time was right to make a change. Covid had highlighted significant racial health inequalities.
The ED often plays a vital role in making the first diagnosis of cancer.
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