A 9-year-old girl presents to the Emergency Department with a persistent egg shaped swelling on her forehead following a seemingly minor head injury two weeks ago…
NAI or not
A 5-year-old boy presents with a central boggy swelling to his forehead without history of trauma, what’s the differential?…
Dazed and Confused
An 8-year-old girl was brought into the ED with a head injury. She had been out sledging with her family when she lost control and collided with a tree…
Lemons and Lymes
In late June, whilst on a school trip visiting a local nature reserve centre, a group of children were having a picnic and drinking lemonade after their play time.…
Doin’ the tack shed blues
A 4 year old boy is brought to your Emergency Department by his parents one evening. Two hours previously he had been on the back of a horse being lead from the field to the tack room before going out…
It’s all in her head
A 10-year-old girl presents with lethargy, vomiting, headaches and an unsteady gait. She collapsed at home a few hours prior to arrival at your Emergency Department.…
PEM Headaches
Headaches are one of the most common presentations to ED and may be primary or secondary. Migraine is the most common type of primary headache, but the majority of headaches are benign in nature and r…
PEM Starter pack book
We are pleased to announce our PEM Starter Pack with 12 blogs rolled into one handy iBook…
Meningococcal Disease and Meningococcal Meningitis
Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children…
July 2018
The July 2018 Podcast…
London CPD Conference 2017
The 2017 RCEM CPD conference was held in central London in April 2017. There was a great selection of speakers and we had the good fortune to capture a few interviews with some of the speakers…
The Hidden Trauma – Head Injury in Sport
Henry is a 15-year-old rugby player who plays for his county. During a game today he was involved in a tackle and took a knee to the forehead.…