Chemical eye injuries are time-critical emergencies. This blog outlines how to rapidly recognise and manage them in the ED, with practical tips on irrigation, pH monitoring, grading, and safe discharge.
Chemical eye injuries are time-critical emergencies. This blog outlines how to rapidly recognise and manage them in the ED, with practical tips on irrigation, pH monitoring, grading, and safe discharge.
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.
A 45-year-old male, with unresolved cyanosis despite oxygen, presents with pleuritic chest pain and recent PE history. Arterial blood gas was performed to assess underlying hypoxemia.
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?
Radiation can be subdivided into two categories – ionizing and non-ionizing, both of which have an effect on human tissue
A 45-year-old female attended the ED after taking an intentional antifreeze overdose.
This session covers the assessment and management of patients presenting to an emergency department with the effects of exposure to industrial chemicals
Chemical incidents usually happen following leaks, explosions or fires in industrial settings