About 1 year ago, Pam, a 62-year-old, recently retired teacher, fit, well & active, suffered sudden onset of severe ripping pain in her chest & upper abdomen…
March 2019
March 2019 Podcast…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Low back pain is a very common problem and it is estimated that 80% of the population suffer from it at some stage of their life. It is also a common presentation to emergency departments…
Aortic Dissection
This podcast was initiated by the survivors and relatives of aortic dissection in the group Aortic Dissection Awareness UK…
Induction Back Pain
Back pain is really common in the emergency department, and it is vital that we manage it properly, because if is done at initial contact, it is less likely to be a problem…
December 2017
The December 2017 Podcast…
Principles of MRI of the Brain and Spine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rarely used in most emergency departments. However, the properties of such images can provide emergency physicians with critical information to support the optimal …
Back Pain Advice – Do you know what to say?
Acute back pain is something that we see fairly often in the emergency department…
NICE Spinal Injury Guidelines
This month we’re really drilling down in to the specifics around suspected spinal injury in major trauma…
March 2017
March 2017 New in EM…
May 2016: New in EM
Welcome back to our update on the latest literature in EM…
A Bowed Back?
An intoxicated man was lying in the middle of the road when two cars ran over him. He has obvious tyre marks to his abdomen and is agitated…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Back pain is common: it is estimated that 60-80% of the population have back pain at some time during their life.…
Back pain in a young person
A twenty five year old man has attended the Emergency department four times in the last fortnight with low back pain…