A 60-year-old man presents to ED with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations.
A 60-year-old man presents to ED with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations.
It’s Friday evening and you’re at work in the ED (where else would you rather be??). Jack is a 15-year-old boy who has taken an overdose of paracetamol a couple of hours ago. He texted his girlfriend soon after and she called an ambulance.
An 84-year-old woman presents to emergency department with new confusion and weakness.
Author: Charlotte Davies / Editor: Liz Herrievan / Codes: / Published: 01/07/2025 This blog is another pilot blog to see what you think! It’s a “day in the life” of the Emergency Department (ED) problem buster. I wrote a list of what I did every day, and researched it for a blog. If you think this is great, please let us know – […]
A 94-year-old female with dementia was referred to the ED from her residential home. She had a 2 day history of anorexia, lethargy and loose stools 3 times a day.
Your patient has a dislocated shoulder. Is Penthrox a suitable analgesic option?
A 30-year-old male wakes up with rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath. Explore the urgent management and underlying cause of this unexpected tachycardia case.
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.
While working in the minors area of a busy teaching hospital’s ED, a somewhat flustered junior doctor approaches you to confess her actions.
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Sedation is a routine aspect of emergency care. The aim is clear: make the procedural experience as comfortable as possible for your patient, whilst ensuring that your practice is safe.
Discussing the indications for procedural sedation
This session covers indications for Propofol sedation identifying suitable patients and those at higher risk of adverse events, a standardised procedure for Propofol sedation (protocol), strategies for addressing adverse events and all relevant governance issues.
This module covers indications for Propofol sedation identifying suitable patients and those at higher risk of adverse events, a standardised procedure for Propofol sedation (protocol), strategies for addressing adverse events and all relevant governance issues.
A 40-year-old man had a seizure witnessed by his wife; she reports that he was unresponsive and his limbs were shaking.
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.
A 32-year-old man presents to the ED with RUQ, tachycardia and diarrhoea after starting a new herbal supplement for weight loss.
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.
This case describes a therapeutic excess of paracetamol and explores the further management of complications in an unintentional paracetamol overdose.