Research in Emergency Medicine ranges in scale and complexity and covers a wide spectrum of subjects, all of which contribute to our overall knowledge base…
Fractures of the Midfoot and Forefoot
10 X-rays in an SAQ and 5 MCQ’s to test your knowledge of fractures of the midfoot and forefoot…
Local Anaesthetics
Local anaesthetics are amongst the most widely used drugs in any emergency department. It is, therefore, essential that doctors from emergency medicine are able to use these drugs safely and effective…
The Acutely Injured Knee
Here are ten SAQs on knee injuries. Each SAQ has a knee x-ray image to interpret and questions on ED management of the injury…
Induction Book 2 – Ortho
With the advent of urgent care centres, your exposure to orthopaedics wont be what it used to be. However, if you follow some of the basic tips here, your orthopaedic surgeons and patients will be hap…
Fractured Neck of Femur
Fracture of the neck of the femur is a common injury and the incidence is increasing although it is not always easy to diagnose. The majority of fractures are caused by falls in the elderly and the fr…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus
This session covers the anatomy, common pathology and the clinical and radiological assessment of the shoulder and brachial plexus. This should lead to the formulation of appropriate management plans…
Foot Injuries
Foot injuries are common and because they affect mobility, they can have significant effects on a patient’s life and so are important.…
Foot Injuries and Foot Pain – Part 1
Foot injuries and pain, both as a result of trauma and pain of non-traumatic origin, is common. Because it affects mobility, it can have significant effects on a patient’s life and so is importa…
Fascia Iliaca Block
Understand the nerves blocked by the fascia iliaca block and its indications including pain relief for fractured neck of femur patients…
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the Ankle Bone
A 35 year old male presents to the Emergency Department complaining of pain to the medial aspect of his right ankle following a twisting injury to the lower leg after getting his foot trapped between …
The Motorcyclist’s Thumb
A 45 year old man attends the ED 3 days after a motorbike accident. He reports losing control of the bike at 70mph and skidding along the ground while clinging to the handlebars with his right hand…
Fractured Neck of Femur
The risk factors for a fractured NOF can simplistically be divided into risk factors for falls and risk factors for osteoporosis.…
Inversion injury with a twist
An 11 year old previously well boy presented 2 days after sustaining a twisting inversion injury to his right ankle while running down hill on grassy ground…
An Inverted Eversion Injury
74 year old female, fall on grass bank, obvious deformity right foot, pain dorsal area foot, foot appears pronated, pulses present…
Netball Nasties
An 11 yr old girl presents to Paediatric A&E complaining of left knee and thigh pain…
The Knee Bone’s Connected to.
This man presented to his GP after an alleged assault. His knee was examined by the GP and he was sent for an X-Ray of his knee and a telemedicine link with the ED arranged. His X-Rays are shown…
Rugby Trouble
A 15 year old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of pain over the right sternoclavicular joint and reduced movement due to pain in the right arm. He has been sent for an x-ray from t…
Just another paediatric wrist injury – isn’t it?
An 11-year old, right-hand dominant female presents to the Emergency Department complaining of increasing pain in the left wrist…
Triple Trouble
A 40 year old man is brought to the ED after being hit on his right hand side by a car travelling at approximately 20 mph…