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.
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.
A 16-year-old is brought in by ambulance to your resuscitation room with a reduced level of consciousness and then starts to see monkeys everywhere. What’s going on?
Communicating with little people?
In this blog we will talk about how to overcome barriers, which will help you build trust with and get the information you need from the patient to treat them and keep them safe, with some great insights from young people working with Redthread.
The child with decreased consciousness is a common problem with many possible diagnoses and potentially high mortality and morbidity
This is the second blog in our public health series. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health goodness to follow in future blogs.
An 8-month infant is brought into the ED following a collapsing episode as witnessed by his distress mother. What do you do next?
A 45-year-old female attended the ED after taking an intentional antifreeze overdose.
A previously fit and well, fully immunised 10-month-old is brought into your ED with a 3 hour history of drowsiness.
Could this be a BRUE?
A Brief, Resolved, Unexplained Event
The dark side of PEM, and what should also be on your differential diagnosis for any patient you are seeing is: “was this inflicted” and “is there something more?”
It’s safe to say you will likely see a few of these, as minor injuries are a very common occurrence in childhood with around 20-30% of all paediatric attendances to the Emergency Department involving minor injuries or trauma
The neonatal period (<28 days of age) and young infancy (< 3months ) is the most common time for presentation of congenital conditions and the highest susceptibility for infection.
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuries.
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuries.
Fabricated or induced illness (FII) is a form of child abuse. It is associated with significant morbidity (physical and psychological) and mortality. Recognition of FII is frequently difficult and subsequent management is complex.
FII is a broad term to describe a group of behaviours by parents or carers which cause harm to children.
This month Andrew and Graham discuss frequent attenders
Each year at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Annual Scientific Conference, the prestigious Elizabeth Molyneux Prize is awarded. The prize, named in honour of Professor Elizabeth Molyneux, recognises outstanding work in the field of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM).
The dark side of PEM, and what should also be on your differential diagnosis for any patient you are seeing is: “was this inflicted” and “is there something more?”.