• Clinical Case

Traumatic Hip Dislocation in a Young Woman – a complication

An 18-year-old female is brought into the ED following a head-on collision with another car with a combined speed of approximately 100mph.
  • Learning Session

Chest Drain Insertion in Adult Trauma

This module provides training in chest drain insertion. It looks at the indications for carrying out this procedure, as well as how to prepare for it, and shows a chest drain being inserted. Post-procedure management and complex cases are also covered.
  • SBA

Paediatric Distraction Techniques

Children can be distracting, but how can we also distract them?
  • Learning Session

Fascia Iliaca Block

The use of FI blocks in the emergency department has been shown to provide effective pain relief in the acute setting and to reduce the use of opiate analgesia.
  • Clinical Case

Heart Beats Fast

A patient books in stating that his “heart is beating fast”. Your receptionist thinks he ‘doesn’t look right’ and brings him through to you in the main department.
  • Clinical Case

Slow and steady doesn’t always win the race

A previously well and fit 70-year-old man presents with acute shortness of breath, pre-syncopal symptoms and a significantly reduced exercise tolerance.
  • Learning Session

Systematic Interpretation of the Spinal Radiograph

A systematic approach to the interpretation of the spinal radiograph can help to identify potentially devastating though fortunately uncommon serious injuries.
  • Blog

Colles’ fracture

Colles' fractures are a common presentation to emergency departments across the globe. The eponymous fracture is a dorsally angulated extra-articular distal radial metaphyseal single segment fracture. Everything else is a distal radial fracture or a Smiths or a Bartons or a Chauffeur fracture or Galeazzi.
  • Learning Session

Intracranial Infections

Intracranial infections (also called central nervous system infections or CNS infections) are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient
  • Reference

Mandibular and Temporomandibular Joint Injuries

Fractures of the mandible are the second most common facial fracture seen in the ED after nasal fracture
  • SAQ

Consent

Principles of consent in view of recent case law
  • ECG, Reference

Bradycardias

This session deals with the assessment and management of bradycardias in the ED.