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…
TLOC – Induction
This is a very common but also very varied ED presentation. A triage of collapse ?cause can mean anything from a young patient having fainted in phlebotomy to an elderly patient being found on the flo…
Chest Pain – Induction
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons adults come to an ED…
Things that go bump in the night!
An 86 year old lady was admitted to the Emergency Department following a vacant episode during the night…
EMJ Podcast December 2019
This month we have What do older people want from emergency care, Determination of the best early warning scores to predict clinical outcomes of emergency department patients, Is Seniority of Emergenc…
Loop recorders and the 24-hour tape: there has to be a better way! The IPED study
The IPED study investigated the use of a new hand-held ECG event recorder for the diagnosis of palpitations or pre-syncope…
Decompression Illness
Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.…
Down the Troponin Rabbit Hole
An 81-year-old presents following a collapse. His blood tests from triage included a troponin level. Its significantly elevated. What next?…
July 2019 Podcast
This month we have Aromatherapy for Nauseated ED Patients | Rob Rogers at EMEC – Medutopia, Legacies and Inspiration | Hugo Dowd – Syncope at Belfast CPD | Iain Beardsell – Diagnosti…
My Heart Skips a Beat
A child presents following a collapse at a football game…
Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
Alcohol withdrawal is a common presentation to UK EDs and patients can present significant management challenges to clinicians…
Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined by the World Health Organisation as consuming more than 40g/day of alcohol for males and 30mg/day of alcohol for females…
July 2018
The July 2018 Podcast…
December 2017
The December 2017 Podcast…
October 2017
The new podcast for October 2017…
August 2017
The new podcast for August 2017…
July 2017
The new podcast for July 2017…
Athletic ECGs
Athletes in the ED, my ED, we hardly ever see them..or so you might think…
A bit unsteady after a night out
This is the first in a series of Emergency Casebooks from the virtual hospital CFN General, with key learning points for staff working in an Emergency Department…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…