A man collapses in the bathroom. What was the cause? Is he safe to go home?…
A man collapses in the bathroom. What was the cause? Is he safe to go home?…
Learning about lightning injuries…
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities …but what happens to the survivors?…
A 27-year-old man is brought to the ED by ambulance after having two seizures. He has no known health problems.…
You take handover for a patient in resus. They have presented with new onset of focal seizures. You start treatment but the convulsions are worsening. What will you do?…
This month we discuss:
Using lactate to diagnose seizures, Non-fatal strangulation, Impact of familiarity on performance and New Online.…
A set of 10 Multiple choice questions to help you revise. The Questions have been selected at random covering the curriculum.…
A set of 10 Multiple choice questions to help you revise. The Questions have been selected at random covering the curriculum.…
A 29-year-old woman attends your ED for medical clearance before further treatment by her Mental Health team. She has a seizure before you review her.…
Functional Seizures aren’t managed with benzodiazepines – but how do you tell functional seizures from epileptic ones?…
This blog article aims to consolidate several resources and anecdotal practice around functional seizures.…
The seizing child is truly a scary thing to behold. If you work in the Paediatric ED, you will, at some stage, come across a child who has had a seizure, is recovering from a seizure, or is actively s…
Abdominal pain is a reasonably common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older…
The paramedics arrive with a 3-year-old boy who has had two seizures today. He has known developmental delay but has no history of seizures previously…
Status epilepticus, a state of prolonged, uncontrolled seizures, is a common emergency department presentation that is potentially life-threatening. Clinicians need an awareness of the existence, and …
Status epilepticus (SE), a state of prolonged, uncontrolled seizures, is a common emergency department (ED) presentation that is potentially life-threatening.…
This session will focus on secondary causes of acute severe headaches that are likely to present to an emergency department.…
A patient starts seizing in your ED, standard management is commenced but the cause and management may not be so straightforward.…
A 40-year-old man had a seizure which was witnessed by his wife; she reported that he was unresponsive and all limbs were shaking…
This month we have BET 2: Is keeping the eyes shut while fitting predictive of a psychogenic cause for seizures? And initial focused assessment with sonography in trauma versus initial CT for patients…