An elderly lady is brought to your ED by ambulance after falling at home. She is hypotensive, tachypnoeic and agitated. She has a wound on her right shin with no active bleeding.
An elderly lady is brought to your ED by ambulance after falling at home. She is hypotensive, tachypnoeic and agitated. She has a wound on her right shin with no active bleeding.
A 22-year-old man presents to the ED following a collapse with abdominal pain and no history of trauma.
An 80-year-old gentleman is brought to the emergency department after falling at home.
An 84-year-old presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and appears peri-arrest.
This session covers the assessment and management of upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage.
This session covers the assessment and management of upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage.
A young woman is seriously unwell. Her flatmates give you all the information you need. Now you must save her life. Period!
A hypotensive female in her 60s is pre-alerted to resus with severe abdominal pain radiating to both shoulders.
We’re great at getting access in the ED – we’ve got our ultrasound to help and when that doesn’t work, we might insert a central line (only takes 30 seconds, right?), or an intraosseous device
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).
The relative incidence and mortality of shock varies greatly depending on the population and the cause.
This module covers the assessment and management of shock in the emergency department.
This module provides information on Pancreatitis, including the diagnosis, basic science, assessment and management.
This module provides information on Pancreatitis, including the diagnosis, basic science, assessment and management.
When I was asked to talk about assessment of (de)hydration in children, I accepted without a second thought. “How hard could it be?”, I guessed, “I do this every single day”.
A 22-year-old is transferred for a specialist plastics review. You and the plastics team agree to see the patient together in resus after a pre-alert is passed.
Unwell neonate with an umbilical hernia
As with many things, there are no real concrete or evidence-based answers as to which Inotropes and vasopressors to use and when, but here are some thoughts and definitions.
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