Class A drug in the UK – illegal to possess, give away or sell. Possession can be punished with 7 years in jail.
Class A drug in the UK – illegal to possess, give away or sell. Possession can be punished with 7 years in jail.
A 32-year-old man presents to the ED with RUQ, tachycardia and diarrhoea after starting a new herbal supplement for weight loss.
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!
This case describes a therapeutic excess of paracetamol and explores the further management of complications in an unintentional paracetamol overdose.
How will you manage haemodynamic instability in a patient following a calcium channel blocker drug overdose?
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 presents following a viral illness with RUQ pain, vomiting and confusion.
A 45-year-old female attended the ED after taking an intentional antifreeze overdose.
This session considers the three main forms of drug related hyperthermia, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.
This session considers the three main forms of drug related hyperthermia, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.
A 50-year-old male is brought in by ambulance with acute confusion and aggression.
This session aims to illustrate, through a series of clinical cases, the common presentations and complications of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Management of opiate overdose is simple. ABCDE assessment, support of oxygenation and respiration as necessary, and antagonise with naloxone if toxicity is severe. Everyone has their own take on it. But what about the ongoing care?
Approximately 10% of all admissions to the Emergency Department (ED) are related to patients having a mental health crisis. With the ever increasing numbers of patients requiring mental health input, it is important that we understand the law that underpins our treatment (RCEM, 2018)