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  • Clinical Case

Rare is here! A troublesome NG tube

A 70-year-old patient, on nasogastric feeding, was seen with a spontaneous non-functioning NG tube, passed 2 days ago successfully. Attempts with fresh tap water flushes went in vain. Physician felt quite a resistance while trying to pull it out.
  • Reference

Zygomatic Complex and Nasal Injury

Anyone who has ever worked in an ED on a Friday night knows that facial injuries are a common presentation
  • Learning Session

Zygomatic Complex and Nasal Injury

This module covers the assessment, investigation and management of injuries to the bones of the midface; the zygoma, zygomatic arch, maxilla, orbit and nose.
  • SBA

A Painful Ear Infection

A young woman presents with a painful, swollen ear after a recent piercing.
  • Clinical Case

An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away

A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.
  • Clinical Case

Nobody Nose – Punched on Face

A 35-year-old male presents to the ED with a history of being punched on the face, with a nasal bone injury, bleeding and deformity. Discussion on evaluation, examination, imaging and specialist referral in the ED.
  • Reference

Tracheostomy Emergencies in Adults

Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity.
  • Learning Session

Tracheostomy Emergencies in Adults

Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the ED but are associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is therefore essential that ED practitioners are competent in assessing and stabilising patients with complications arising from tracheostomies.
  • Podcast

March 2025

This month we have Oxygen for trauma patients | Patellar dislocation | Sex and gender reporting in research - Raine Astin-Chamberlain | New Online
  • Blog

Foreign Bodies in Ears and Noses: Practical Tips for ED Management

Children (mainly), and even some adults, like to put a range of objects in any orifice they can find. Once they're in, they come to us in the ED to sort out whether they're really there, and how best to extract them.
  • Clinical Case

I’m Blinking Slowly with One Eye!

An 11-year-old boy is seen in the accident and emergency department by an SHO.
  • SAQ

Tired purple legs

A 7-year-old girl presents with an acute, painful hot knee and a red-purple non-blanching rash.

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