A 73-year-old female, who lives alone, is found collapsed at home by her neighbours and brought in the ED.
A 73-year-old female, who lives alone, is found collapsed at home by her neighbours and brought in the ED.
A 30-year-old, 50kg, factory worker presents to your ED following a chemical burn injury. While operating a machine at the Royal Mint an accident sprayed chemical over his face, neck and upper chest.
This session discusses cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, covering its causes, clinical assessment, management and long-term outcomes.
A hypotensive female in her 60s is pre-alerted to resus with severe abdominal pain radiating to both shoulders.
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the ED but are associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is therefore essential that ED practitioners are competent in assessing and stabilising patients with complications arising from tracheostomies.
A 27-year-old female presents to the ED with one day history of sudden onset of moderate to severe intensity headache, vomiting, diplopia and abdominal discomfort.
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.
A painful rash and a febrile illness -but could it be necrotising fasciitis? How can you tell?
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.
A female in her 60s attends with tongue swelling.
An adolescent male presents with abdominal pain, vomiting and bradyarrhythmia after ingesting foxglove plant leaves with an intention to harm himself.
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK
This module focuses on the treatment of adult patients with previously diagnosed asthma that present to the ED with an acute episode of breathlessness.
A woman is found unresponsive in a takeaway at midnight. She is hypotensive, drowsy and has low oxygen saturations. She is unable to give a history and there is nobody with her. Can you help her?
You are handed the ECG of a lady with known alcohol excess who has presented with at least 48 hours of vomiting. The ECG reveals one of her blood tests may be critical – but which one?
A 35-year-old male presents with central non radiating chest pain with ECG changes and a blood pressure of 241/179mmHg.
A 21-year old male has been stabbed outside of a night-club.
This month we have beta blockers for sepsis | Mortality Reviews in the ED | Patient Safety Culture with Maegan Ladell & New Online.
Authors: Thomas Mac Mahon / Editors: Frances Balmer / Codes: / Published: 04/04/2025 Introduction Context Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a complication of fertility treatment as outlined in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Green-top guideline.1 OHSS is usually mild, self-limiting and does not require emergency department review. However severe or critical OHSS has significant associated […]