An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air when he lost his balance and fell to the floor landing on his right hand side, and then rolling onto his front.
An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air when he lost his balance and fell to the floor landing on his right hand side, and then rolling onto his front.
FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan.
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.
An 18-year-old man presents with left upper quadrant and left lower chest wall pain following a fall from a skateboard at a height of approximately 4ft.
A 17-year-old female presents with abdominal pain one day after falling from a bicycle.
A 12-year-old boy presents to your local ED complaining of a 2-day history of chest pain.
Abdominal wall bruising in a 9-year-old girl following a car vs car road traffic accident.
A 35-year-old woman is brought to the ED after being involved in a road traffic collision.
A 23-year-old man presents to the ED following a rugby tackle with left rib pain.
Understanding mechanism of injury is a crucial aspect of managing patients who have suffered traumatic injuries. This module aims to provide an overview on attaining this information and its translation into patient care.
Understanding mechanism of injury is a crucial aspect of managing patients who have suffered traumatic injuries. This session aims to provide an overview on attaining this information and its translation into patient care.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 14-year-old girl is haemodynamically unstable following an RTC.
Struggling to negotiate CT imaging requests for your paediatric patients? Let the guiding principles of ALARA come to your rescue!
This session explores how to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess patients presenting with shock to the ED .
Imaging and management in paediatric trauma
Evaluate various patient entry methods.
The use of FAST scan in the ED
When you tell people you work in the ED, they invariably ask you for your great stories but they also ask you for help and advice when needed
An introduction to FAST scanning in the emergency department and a brief introduction to ultrasound physics