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…
FRCEM Primary Paper 1
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
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…
Knee Aspiration – What the patient needs to know
You see a gentleman with a swollen knee. You decide he needs a Knee Aspiration…
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…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuri…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The dangers of low slung jeans!
A 13 year old boy was brought into the ED by ambulance after falling off his BMX bike…
Pelvic Pain Proves Poignant
A 53 year old lady with MS presents with left hip and pelvic pain and difficulty weight bearing several days after a fall…
Knee goes Pop
A 12-year-old boy felt his right knee pop after twisting it during a rugby tackle…
The Constraints of Hip X-Ray
A 82 year-old woman presents with a likely dislocation of her hip prosthesis…
Traumatic Hip Dislocation in a Young Woman – a complication
An 18-year-old female is brought into the ED following a head-on collision with another car with a combined speed of approximately 100mph…
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…