A 37-year-old male maintenance worker presents following a 440 volt electric shock with entry in the left hand…
Quick, pass the white liquid in the drug cupboard
A 66-year-old lady presents to the ED with a history of a fall at home 2 hours ago.…
Midfoot Injuries
You are asked to see a 21-year-old student who cycled into a lamp post whilst intoxicated last night…
Sigh…Not another ‘Query Scaphoid’ Fracture
30-year-old male. FOOSH on ice 3 weeks ago. S/b a Peripheral MIU 7/7 ago. Scaphoid views were taken…
Major Head Injury – An Unusual Presentation
A 66yr old male falls 6 feet from a step ladder on to concrete. On scene he is haemodynamically stable, his GCS is 15 and he is moving all 4 limbs…
Fascia Iliaca Block
Understand the nerves blocked by the fascia iliaca block and its indications including pain relief for fractured neck of femur patients…
Let’s be frank Liz… I missed a Lisfranc
I want to talk about Lisfranc fractures. I recently missed one and found out it is misdiagnosed 1 in 5 times! So thought it would be a good topic to talk about.…
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…
Scaphoid fracture
A 45 yr. old male patient presents to the Emergency Department having fallen on his outstretched hand…
A shoulder to cry on
A young lady presents with shoulder pain, for which there are multiple differential diagnoses. How do you differentiate between them in order to manage her effectively?…
The Pelvis Puzzle
What will you do when called to attend a trauma call for a motorcyclist with a suspected pelvis problem?…
Sliding Around
A child presents following a fall from a slide.…
FRCEM Primary Paper 5
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer Three hours (3 hours)…
The Snuffbox
A minor injury with a major complication: applying clinically orientated anatomy in the Emergency Department.…
Relieving pain in a fractured femur
A 27 year-old male cyclist presents with an isolated fractured left femur, having been hit by a car. The paramedics have given 10 mg IV morphine, entonox and splinted his leg…
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.…
Hips Don’t Lie
A 64-year-old healthy woman was arranging boxes at home when she slipped and landed on her back.…
Minor Injuries – upper limb
Our hands are important. The sensory information they collect and their ability to co-ordinate complex movements allow us to explore and physically interact with our environment…
Monkeying Around
A child presents following a fall from monkey bars with a sore elbow.…
Hammer time
A 30-year-old patient presents having fallen on an outstretched hand.…