A healthy 25-year-old presents to the ED complaining she cannot text on her phone.…
A healthy 25-year-old presents to the ED complaining she cannot text on her phone.…
Mr X is a middle aged gentleman who was assaulted with a house brick whilst riding a push bike.…
Sedation is a routine aspect of emergency care. The aim is clear: make the procedural experience as comfortable as possible for your patient, whilst ensuring that your practice is safe.…
Discussing the indications for procedural sedation…
An 18-year-old female presents after falling 8ft from a tree. She landed directly onto her head and lost consciousness for 30 seconds.…
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques.…
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques. These are essential skills for emergency physicians and will be covered in this session.…
This session covers indications for Propofol sedation identifying suitable patients and those at higher risk of adverse events, a standardised procedure for Propofol sedation (protocol), strategies fo…
This blog discusses the preparation, assessment and management of the patients presenting with maxillofacial injuries.…
This guideline sets out the standards for timeliness of provision of analgesia and provides an approach to the delivery of analgesia for adult patients presenting to the ED.…
Poor old lumbar spine – it does a lot of the heavy lifting for the body but probably doesn’t get anywhere near the attention of the cervical spine when it comes to trauma.…
This module covers indications for Propofol sedation identifying suitable patients and those at higher risk of adverse events, a standardised procedure for Propofol sedation (protocol), strategies for…
An 8-year-old girl is brought to the ED by her mother after having fallen from a climbing frame.…
A 17-year-old man attends your ED having taken an unconventional shortcut on his way home. Check out this SAQ on Drowning.…
Serratus anterior plane block can be used as multimodal analgesia for rib fractures in the trauma patient. This module outlines the ultrasound guided technique.…
An 18-year-old male self-presents to the ED 36 hours after falling from a rooftop while intoxicated.…
Best practice standards for safe procedural sedation. Includes choice of pharmacological agents and suggested doses. Sets out recommended staffing, competencies, monitoring, location, and discharge cr…
Patients attending emergency departments (ED) following discharge of controlled electrical devices (CED) by the Police Service.…
This session provides training in chest drain insertion. It looks at the indications for carrying out this procedure, as well as how to prepare for it, and shows a chest drain being inserted. Post-pro…
This module provides training in chest drain insertion. It looks at the indications for carrying out this procedure, as well as how to prepare for it, and shows a chest drain being inserted. Post-proc…