In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
This module covers the anatomy, common pathology and the clinical and radiological assessment of the shoulder and brachial plexus.
You are asked to review a 3-year-old girl brought in crying inconsolably by her parents.
This SBA addresses an important time-critical complication of wound infection where early diagnosis and management can save a patient’s limb.
An elderly lady, who has fallen on grass bank, presents with an obvious deformity of the right foot and pain in dorsal area foot.
Here is a brief overview of three of our favourite and most satisfying PEM procedures. They epitomise ED practice – but can seem tricky to the PEM naive practitioner.
A 32-year-old decorator attends the Emergency Department having accidentally put his left hand through a pane of glass at work.
A miscellany of paediatric procedures
An elderly lady presents with a fall and subsequent left upper limb pain.
An 8-year-old girl is brought to the ED by her mother after having fallen from a climbing frame.
Best practice standards for safe procedural sedation. Includes choice of pharmacological agents and suggested doses. Sets out recommended staffing, competencies, monitoring, location, and discharge criteria.
The principles of how to safely perform invasive procedures in the Emergency Department, including the use of checklists.
A 53-year-old lady with MS presents with left hip and pelvic pain after a fall.
A man in his 40s arrives in the Emergency Department with a deformed foot and ankle after falling off a motorised skateboard.
A 27-year-old male cyclist presents with an isolated fractured left femur, having been hit by a car.
A 14-year-old footballer is brought in with a shooting pain in his hip developed whilst shooting at goal.
This session presents a logical approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management of soft-tissue hand injuries in the ED, including suggested indications for early hand specialist referrals.
This module presents a logical approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management of soft-tissue hand injuries in the ED, including suggested indications for early hand specialist referrals.
A 37-year-old male maintenance worker presents following a 440 volt electric shock with entry in the left hand.
A 20-year-old man is brought in by ambulance following a motorcycle accident.