In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
This session is a summary on notifiable diseases aiming to put the notification process in context of the wider public health implications.
This session aims to provide an overview of FGM/C and provide a framework for its management in ED.
The aim of procedural sedation is to relieve a patient’s anxiety towards and facilitate their cooperation for a potentially painful procedure
This session explores the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in young people with relevance to the published evidence and national guidelines.
Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This session explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
This session covers the assessment and management of upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage.
Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening, generalised or systemic hypersensitivity reaction characterised by rapidly developing life threatening airway, breathing and/or circulation problems usually associated with skin and mucosal changes
This session aims to improve the standard of concussion care. It covers how to recognise a concussion, and provide appropriate management and discharge advice consistent with new national and international guidance.
This module focuses on the assessment and initial management of psychiatric patients in the ED.
This session covers the management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy, across the spectrum from mild symptoms to Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
Anyone who has ever worked in an ED on a Friday night knows that facial injuries are a common presentation
This session discusses cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, covering its causes, clinical assessment, management and long-term outcomes.
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity.
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK
This session covers the initial assessment of eye and visual problems in the Emergency Department.
Authors: Thomas Mac Mahon / Editors: Frances Balmer / Codes: / Published: 04/04/2025 Introduction Context Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a complication of fertility treatment as outlined in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Green-top guideline.1 OHSS is usually mild, self-limiting and does not require emergency department review. However severe or critical OHSS has significant associated […]
The relative incidence and mortality of shock varies greatly depending on the population and the cause.
The session covers important aspects of the transport and exchange of carbon dioxide.
Traumatic neck and back pain are common presentations to the ED.