You receive a standby call for red-flag sepsis – Initial pattern recognition triggers the pathway. Shortly after arriving you experience ‘pattern interrupt’ and ponder new evidence in the treatment of…
‘Coronitis Pigmentosa’ – A blind diagnosis?
You receive a sepsis pre-alert for a 39 year old female who is brought in by ambulance vomiting. She has muscle aches and a fever for 5 days. She is triaged to Covid resus. Her blood gas isn’t pretty.…
The ABC of Self-Harm in Young People – A Psychiatric Approach to Resuscitation
Why is this a hot topic? It is a sign of serious distress. It is common. It is strongly associated with suicide. Suicide is one of commonest causes death in young people. 200% increase in self harm 19…
A Patchy History
A previously fit and well, fully immunised 10-month-old is brought into your ED with a 3 hour history of drowsiness…
Eye want to go home
A 2-year-old female presents to your Emergency Department after biting into a liquid detergent capsule…
Paediatric Toxicology Considerations
The presentation of a child to the emergency department (ED) by concerned parents after ingestion of a potential toxin is a frequent occurrence.…
Induction Book 2: Toxicology
You’ve just arrived for your first ED shift, excited to be allocated to resus. The red phone rings. A 45-year-old female, amitriptyline overdose, P120, BP85/45, GCS 5, ETA 5 minutes.…
It’s Been a Gas
A 55-year-old man is brought in with fatigue and headache. He had been working in a derelict building’s kitchen and found that the gas oven was leaking…