An 80-year-old woman arrives after an unwitnessed fall, uninjured but profoundly unwell – dizzy, fatigued, and oliguric. Could this be the tip of a multifactorial medical iceberg?
An 80-year-old woman arrives after an unwitnessed fall, uninjured but profoundly unwell – dizzy, fatigued, and oliguric. Could this be the tip of a multifactorial medical iceberg?
Are you supporting your overseas team as much as you could? Inspired by the RCEMLearning blog, here are some questions.
DNA CPR confuses many but is a very important area to get right.
This blog will serve to explore what we can do, within ED, to help ensure good patient flow, reduce overcrowding and improve patient experience.
Inequalities in health are nothing new… Whilst many things have improved with time, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown some of the most stark differences in to light.
It can be easy to be overwhelmed initially by the fact that you have now become the clinician who the buck stops with
A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency department by ambulance with an episode of collapse.
Bullying is something that an unacceptably high number of healthcare workers will experience. Despite priding itself in being a friendly specialty with a flattened hierarchy, those working in emergency medicine, too, report experiencing bullying.
This session covers the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication.
This module covers the principal modalities used in pre-hospital communication.
This was originally published as part of the medical student iBook. We’ve reproduced it here with some additions as we think it’s great, and as much as this is written from a medical student perspective, it could be a new FY2 or a new nurse – or an old hand.
The legal aspects of Emergency Medicine can be difficult and often a trainee spends less time reading about these, unless a specific situation arises in work.
Let’s Talk About Risk
A 25-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with a history of nosebleeds when he presses his forehead.
This month we have Ketamine and Ondansetron, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an interview with Vicky Price (SAM), Antibiotics for brain injury and New Online
All morning shifts start with handover, and I think that getting handover right sets the tone for the rest of the day.
An explosion has occurred at a nearby chemical plant and your emergency department is the nearest healthcare facility. Are you ready to handle this major incident?
Management of Cardiac arrest in advanced pregnancy.
A patient with acute behavioural disturbance is proving very hard to manage, you need to gain control but by what means and what powers do you have to achieve this?
This blog is about how to support colleagues who may be fasting, not putting your foot in it and clinical issues.