Learning about lightning injuries…
Lightning Learning
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities but what happens to the survivors?…
Beat the Leak
A 45-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset central chest pain…
Complicated Chest Pain
A rarer cause of pleural effusion…
Doctor can you cast your eyes over this ECG for me? – Induction Course
It’s a phrase you’ll come to know well. Especially, you’ll find, if you’re sitting at a certain desk or in a certain area…
Chest Pain – Induction
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons adults come to an ED…
Pop Goes the Lung
A 23-year-old male was playing rugby 4 days ago. He was touching down in his in-goal area for a 5-metre scrum when he was kneed in the back towards his left side…
A Sickle for your Thoughts
77 year old man with a one week history of cough (white sputum with specks of blood), shortness of breath and wheezing…
Hypertensive Emergencies
Author: Jason M Kendall / Editors: Martin Dore, Tajek B Hassan / Reviewer: Emma Everitt / Codes: CAP7, HAP36, HAP8 / Published: 26/05/2020 / Review Date: 26/05/2023 Context A hypertensive emergency is…
Heart beats fast
A patient books in stating that his heart is beating fast. Your receptionist thinks he doesnt look right and brings him through to you in the main department…
February 2020
This month we have Belfast CPD 2019 Tracheostomy | NICE Pneumonia | New in EM YEARS in pregnancy…
Bradycardias
This session deals with the assessment and management of bradycardias in the emergency department…
Sudden collapse with chest pain and shock
A 67-year-old man is brought into the emergency department with collapse associated with chest pain…
But I’m too young to have a heart attack, Doctor!
A 25-year-old male with no significant past medical history attends A&E with chest pain…
Young and Breathless
Young, short of breath and hypoxicwhat could be the underlying cause?…
Deteriorating and Desaturating
An elderly man presents to the ED with shortness of breath, although he initially appears well, things deteriorate quickly and rapid assessment and treatment is required.…
The heart of the matter
A 62-year-old woman presents with chest pain, fever, and systolic murmur.…
Decompression Illness
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.…
My Racing Heart
A case exploring the knowledge and practical applications of managing life-threatening tachyarrhythmias…
HEARTsperanto: A common language for chest pain risk stratification
In 1887, Dr Ludwik Zamenhof, an ophthalmologist, developed an artificial language incorporating the linguistic features from the major Indo-European languages.…