This module will discuss the causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children. It will consider how the causes can be differentiated by age, when to perform further investigations and basic manag…
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children
This module will discuss the causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children. It will consider how the causes can be differentiated by age, when to perform further investigations and basic manag…
Can’t Keep It In
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.…
Cervical Spine Injury
Cervical spine injuries are rare but potentially devastating. Immobilisation of the cervical spine on the slightest suspicion of injury is recommended by most resuscitation courses.…
Assessing and Clearing the Cervical Spine
Cervical spine immobilisation is the most commonly performed procedure in pre-hospital care…
TERN Top Papers September 2021
TERN Top Papers for September 2021. This month’s topic is cardiac arrest…
A Sickle for your Thoughts
A 77-year-old man with a one week history of cough (white sputum with specks of blood), shortness of breath and wheezing.…
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.…
Mandibular and Temporomandibular Joint Injuries
Identify the anatomical factors that contribute to the pathophysiology of mandibular and temporomandibular joint injury…
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…