A patient was pulled over from standing. He now has a painful swollen knee and is unable to weight-bear – what have they done and how can we help?…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
The Snuffbox
A minor injury with a major complication: applying clinically orientated anatomy in the ED.…
Fell on a knife
Penetrating neck wounds – how do you manage the stable patient?…
Don’t stick your neck out
Don’t trip yourself up in patients with trauma and neurological symptoms.…
Scaphoid fracture
A 45-year-old male patient presents to the Emergency Department having fallen on his outstretched hand.…
A Twist in the Play
A 12-year-old boy attends the ED with left knee pain and swelling while playing at school.…
Elbow Injuries
Elbow injuries are common and acute elbow trauma accounts for 2-3% of all visits to the emergency department.…
Eye Don’t Believe It
You are on the ED observation unit morning ward round. Your next patient is a 25-year-old man, admitted during the night for “head injury observations” following an alleged assault.…
Systematic Interpretation of the Spinal Radiograph
Traumatic neck and back pain are common presentations to the ED.…
Systematic Interpretation of the Spinal Radiograph
Traumatic neck and back pain are common presentations to the ED.…
In Your Face
A 30-year-old professional martial artist sustained a direct blow to the left side of his face during training.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
January 2022 Virtual Journal Club – Propofol Target-Controlled Infusion in Emergency Department Sedation (ProTEDS): a multicentre, single-arm feasibility study
At TERN Education we are keen to help you learn how to critically evaluate the evidence base behind your practice. In order to do this, we have been producing monthly virtual journal club (VJC) module…
A Wrist Injury Not to be Missed
A 32-year-old male presents to the ED following a fall on his outstretched left hand from a height of 1.5m.…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuri…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuri…
The case of ‘Dog isn’t Man’s best friend’
A 58-year-old right handed man bitten by a dog 7 weeks prior, presents to your ED for a 3rd time with the sensation of a foreign body in his finger…