Whilst waiting in the ED relative’s room, a 59-year-old woman complains of chest pain.…
Dog Eat Dogma
A young man presents with superficial wounds on his forearm from a dog bite. You know what you have to do. Clean the wound, give a tetanus shot and prescribe antibiotics…. Right?…
It’s all in the bite
A 46-year-old female, seen with her daughter, presents to the Emergency Department with a tick embedded in right upper chest wall.…
Surgical Management of Acute Wounds in the ED
This learning session focuses on improving the practitioners’ skills and knowledge of wound management in an emergency department setting…
Surgical Management of Acute Wounds in the ED
This learning session focuses on improving the practitioners’ skills and knowledge of wound management in an emergency department setting…
Work one’s fingers to the bone!
This SBA addresses an important time-critical complication of wound infection where early diagnosis and management can save a patient’s limb.…
Wound Management
Explore the NICE guidance on wound management of dog bites (NICE CKS and NICE Guidance)…
When avocados fight back
A 28-year-old man accidentally stabbed himself in the hand with a knife while cutting avocados.…
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Treatment, Hand Lacerations
This session deals with the critical appraisal of a key randomised controlled trial. The study concerns two treatments for the management of hand lacerations…
Ear me out!
Ear trauma is a common presentation to the Emergency Department. Whilst generally simple to manage, the consequences of ear trauma have the potential to impact patients’ day-to-day lives significantly…
The Dangers of Low Slung Jeans!
A 13-year-old boy was brought into the ED by ambulance after falling off his BMX bike.…
A Pane-ful Injury
A 32-year-old decorator attends the Emergency Department having accidentally put his left hand through a pane of glass at work.…
Tetanus in the ED
Wounds abound in your ED, but who needs ‘a tetanus’?…
Boxing, and Facial Injuries
Last April saw the England Boxing National Amateur Championships held in Nottingham. As a member of the England Boxing Medical Committee I was invited to sit ringside for the tournament as the Ringsid…
Fishing for a diagnosis
A keen fisherman attends following a flu-like illness. He has a small head wound and is now jaundiced. One sign brings it all together, can you spot it?…
Chainsaw Injury of the Neck
A 21-year-old man presents with a chainsaw injury to his neck on the left side. At the scene, he had a GCS of 15 and was able to move all four limbs but complained of a tingling sensation in his left …
Soft Tissue and Skin Injury Descriptions in the Emergency Department
This aims to provide the learner with an overview of common types of skin and soft tissue injuries, how best to accurately describe these, and considers the mechanism most likely to be responsible.…
Soft Tissue and Skin Injury Descriptions in the Emergency Department
This teaching session aims to provide the learner with an overview of common types of skin and soft tissue injuries, how best to accurately describe these, and considers the mechanism most likely to b…
FRCEM Primary Paper 3
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
Housewarming Flames & Paediatric Burns
This SAQ explores major burns in a paediatric patient, recognising the signs of inhalation injury and interventions instigated during the primary survey…