A young adult presents with an opioid overdose, how will you manage this patient?
A young adult presents with an opioid overdose, how will you manage this patient?
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his parents after accidentally drinking water from a glass where they had disposed of cigarette butts overnight.
You’ve just arrived for your first ED shift, excited to be allocated to resus. The red phone rings. A 45-year-old female, amitriptyline overdose, P120, BP85/45, GCS 5, ETA 5 minutes.
A 46-year-old man is brought by ambulance to the ED. He has been drinking alcohol all afternoon and, according to collateral from his wife, he has taken ‘some tablets’ two hours prior the presentation.
A 43-year-old man pre-alerts to the Emergency Department with alleged intentional overdose of Nytol (Diphenhydramine) tablets.
Accidental iron overdose in a young child.
This case discusses a young woman who presents to the ED at 11/40 gestation with intractable vomiting and altered mental status for three days.
Class A drug in the UK – illegal to possess, give away or sell. Possession can be punished with 7 years in jail.
How to recognise and manage patients with Acute Behavioural Disturbance in order to support their emergency care whilst maintaining safety of the patient, staff, and others.
You’ve just arrived for your first ED shift, excited to be allocated to resus. The red phone rings. A 45-year-old female, amitriptyline overdose, P120, BP85/45, GCS 5, ETA 5 minutes.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
Acute dystonia is a movement disorder in which there is a state of abnormal tone produced by slow and sustained contractions of opposing muscle groups.
Acute dystonia is a common presentation to the ED. Most cases occur as a result of recreational or prescribed drugs.
This module explores the presentations of children to the ED by concerned parents after a potential ingestion of a substance is common.
This module explores the presentations of children to the ED by concerned parents after a potential ingestion of a substance is common.
A patient having a large laceration sutured suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.
Carbon monoxide poisoning still accounts for a significant number of cases and is associated with both morbidity and mortality through a spectrum of presentations due to both acute and chronic exposures.
Carbon monoxide poisoning still accounts for a significant number of cases and is associated with both morbidity and mortality through a spectrum of presentations due to both acute and chronic exposures.
A young man is brought to your ED by police. They suspect he has concealed drugs internally and want you to perform an intimate search and x-ray.
Management of a patient who reattends the Emergency Department with cyclical nausea and vomiting.