An elderly lady gardening in the hot summer sun becomes unwell soon after midday.
How will you manage her heat stroke?…

An elderly lady gardening in the hot summer sun becomes unwell soon after midday.
How will you manage her heat stroke?…
Here comes the Summer Sun…and Heat Stroke.…
Approximately 800 heat related deaths occur annually in the UK. In 2003, a heat wave in Southern England resulted in over 1000 deaths…
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an emergency department with the effects of heat stroke and heat exhaustion…
This session covers the assessment and management of patients presenting to an emergency department with the effects of exposure to industrial chemicals…
Chemical incidents usually happen following leaks, explosions or fires in industrial settings…
You receive a standby call – female found at the bottom of a mountain, her temperature is unrecordable…
What would you do?…
Learning about lightning injuries…
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities …but what happens to the survivors?…
You move to your second base as some divers have surfaced and are getting ready to pack up. You notice one of them is swaying left and right and stops due to complaints of pain in his back. He has sta…
Big city medicine can sometimes be tricky to tick the box that says “Environmental Emergencies” in the RCEM curriculum. But a day in the life of a doctor living in more “outdoor̶…
A pre-alert is received for a patient being brought in after being found in the sea by bystanders. The patient is conscious with a temp of 34 degrees Celsius…
An elderly lady presents to the emergency department from a nursing home having been found on the floor in her room…
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with primary blast injuries…
A 17-year-old man attends your ED having taken an unconventional shortcut on his way home. Check out this SAQ on Drowning.…
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.…
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.…
This session covers the assessment and management of patients presenting to an emergency department with electrical injuries…
An 18-year-old male attends your Emergency Department with left sided pleuritic chest pain.…
Body temperature depends upon a balance of heat production and heat loss. Hyperthermia occurs when heat production exceeds heat loss.…