FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer Three hours…
FRCEM Primary Paper 1
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
Another faller!
Another faller presents to your emergency department. Confused and smelling of alcohol. What will you do? How can you avoid missing the common pitfalls?…
August 2018
August 2018 Podcast…
Induction 2- Head Injury
Patients with head injuries are the most common type of trauma seen in the Emergency Department and can represent up to 10% of all presentations.…
Punched my eye
23 year old male presented to the ED on a Friday night with a punch to the face…
August 2017
The new podcast for August 2017…
Paediatric Trauma – Minor head injury…..probably
For those of you who werent able to attend and for those of you who want to listen again to some of the great talks, this month well be bringing you some of the superb plenary sessions on the podcast…
A bit unsteady after a night out
This is the first in a series of Emergency Casebooks from the virtual hospital CFN General, with key learning points for staff working in an Emergency Department…
Head injuries – to scan or not to scan
Head injuries – to scan or not to scan…
It Just Doesn’t Smell Right…
A 19 year old man attends the ED complaining of a change in his sense of smell and taste, together with a feeling of pressure behind the eyes…
In Your Face
A 30 year old professional rugby player sustained a direct blow to the left side of his face during training…
Name that Broken Bone
This 18yr old patient was allegedly punched by a stranger during a night out…
A trap door to the unwary!
A 32 year old gentleman presents to the emergency department following a cricket ball impact to his left eye…
What lies beneath?
A 31 year old man presented to the emergency department after falling off a wall into a bush. He sustained head and facial injuries…
Dazed and Confused
An 8 yr old girl was brought into the Emergency Department with a head injury. She had been out sleddgng with her family when she lost control of the sledge and collided with a tree…
Hot Air and Head Injury!
A 21 year old male is involved in a high speed RTC. He has a GCS of 6/15 at the scene and has an isolated head injury…
The Swirl sign, you must act now!
Mr X is a middle aged gentleman who was assaulted with a house brick whilst riding a push bike. He was not wearing a helmet…
Air Head
An 18 year old female presents after falling 8ft from a tree. She landed directly onto her head and lost consciousness for 30 seconds…
Another Saturday Night Facial Injury: Am I Managing These Patients Correctly?
It is Saturday night and your next patient is a 28 year old man who has been assaulted earlier that evening. He is accompanied by his friend who witnessed the assault…