A patient was pulled over from standing. He now has a painful swollen knee and is unable to weight-bear – what have they done and how can we help?…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
The Snuffbox
A minor injury with a major complication: applying clinically orientated anatomy in the ED.…
Not all kids bounce
3-year-old with a head and arm injury following an accidental fall.…
Scaphoid fracture
A 45-year-old male patient presents to the Emergency Department having fallen on his outstretched hand.…
A Twist in the Play
A 12-year-old boy attends the ED with left knee pain and swelling while playing at school.…
Elbow Injuries
Elbow injuries are common and acute elbow trauma accounts for 2-3% of all visits to the emergency department.…
Netball Nasties
An 11-year-old girl presents to Paediatric A&E complaining of left knee and thigh pain.…
A Wrist Injury Not to be Missed
A 32-year-old male presents to the ED following a fall on his outstretched left hand from a height of 1.5m.…
Minor Injuries – PEM Induction
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 invo…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
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 injuri…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
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 injuri…
The Dancer Who Had to Learn to Walk Again
A 40-year-old female presents with bilateral lower limb weakness and sensory loss…
Buckle Fractures in Children
Buckle / Torus fractures in children…
Paedsy Procedures
A miscellany of paediatric procedures…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
A 92-year-old man attends the emergency department complaining that his right shoulder “looks a funny shape”.…
Calcium Metabolism in Emergency Medicine
This session will describe calcium homeostasis. It will also examine therapeutic uses of calcium and discuss the disturbances of hypercalcaemia and hypocalcaemia.…
Inexpensive Teaching Models for Fascia Iliaca Blocks
Most of us are convinced that fascia iliac blocks for pain relief are fabulous. Models to teach and practice on can be expensive. Inspired by one of the ED registrars I work with, Dr Grace O’Connell, …
Paedsy Procedures
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.…