Mr Ship is a 94-year-old Gentleman who presents to the ED as his brother feels his indigestion is getting worse, and he can no longer eat and drink.…
Sexual assault victims in the ED
A 19-year-old student attends the ED (accompanied by a friend) and, at triage, complains of abdominal pain.…
Burnout
Burnout is a specific term used to describe one aspect of mental health. Much research has been done on the mental health and wellbeing of emergency teams.…
Burn-ED
I didn’t realise I was burned out until I was properly scorched. I’d been close before, but thought I was doing ok this time.…
End Stage Renal Disease
This session will illustrate through a series of clinical case studies some of the common problems a patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) is prone to…
Breath taken away while having a bun in the oven
A 21-year-old woman, 27-weeks pregnant, presents with a rare but important cause of chest pain during pregnancy.…
I Can’t Change My Mind!
This question is aimed at CT1 and above. This question focuses on decision making.…
Urinary Tract Infections
This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment.…
Urinary Tract Infections
This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment…
Eager to Stay Optometristic…
An elderly woman presents with bilateral visual loss progressively worsening over the previous four days…
Hypnosis and EM
If we told you we knew of a medical practice that’s been around since the 18th century, with a strong evidence base, that can be utilised by any emergency physician, for the majority of patients (and …
Safe Sedation Procedures in Adults
This session focuses on the knowledge, skills, facilities and equipment required to perform safe emergency department procedural sedation. Commonly used sedation agents and some of their qualities are…
EMJ Podcast April 2021
Effect of tranexamic acid on intracranial haemorrhage and infarction in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pre-planned substudy in a sample of CRASH-3 trial patients…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…
That’s One Odd-looking Hand
A 28-year-old, right hand dominant male sustained an injury to his left hand after falling from his bicycle.…
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Treatment, Hand Lacerations
This session deals with the critical appraisal of a key randomised controlled trial. The study concerns two treatments for the management of hand lacerations…
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the Ankle Bone
A 35-year-old male presents to the ED complaining of pain to the medial aspect of his right ankle following a twisting injury to the lower leg after getting his foot trapped between 2 rocks while clim…
Hard to diagnose something you haven’t seen before
A 70-year-old female presents to the emergency department with non-traumatic calf pain and swelling over the last 24 hours. She tells you the pain has steadily got worse and she is now completely unab…
The Devil in the Dosset Box
A 94-year-old female with dementia was referred to the ED from her residential home. She had a 2 day history of anorexia, lethargy and loose stools 3 times a day.…