The patient involved was treated with an acetylcysteine infusion and soon afterwards developed an adverse reaction.…
Paracetamol: family friend or secret killer?
A pregnant female accidentally takes an excess of paracetamol. This SAQ explores the important considerations taken when managing acute paracetamol poisoning during preganancy.…
Seeing red (flags)
A 56-year-old plumber presents to the ED with a 24-hour history of worsening lower back pain after lifting some heavy bags of cement…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Low back pain is a very common problem and it is estimated that 80% of the population suffer from it at some stage of their life. It is also a common presentation to emergency departments…
An Overcrowded Department and the Bus has just arrived
You are in charge of a congested department. Multiple ambulances have just arrived and you need to triage them to your clinical areas…
Induction Back Pain
Back pain is really common in the emergency department, and it is vital that we manage it properly, because if is done at initial contact, it is less likely to be a problem…
Back Pain Advice – Do you know what to say?
Acute back pain is something that we see fairly often in the emergency department…
BTS/SIGN Asthma Guideline 2016 Part 1
This guideline was published in 2016 and was an update on the previous iteration that has been updated yearly by SIGN…
Emergency Casebook -Cauda costs
This is the third in a series of Emergency Casebooks from the virtual hospital CFN General, with key learning points for staff working in an Emergency Department…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Back pain is common: it is estimated that 60-80% of the population have back pain at some time during their life.…
Back pain in a young person
A twenty five year old man has attended the Emergency department four times in the last fortnight with low back pain…