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Bleeding in Pregnancy

This session covers the emergency management of bleeding in pregnancy. It includes the appropriate investigation and initial emergency interventions for bleeding in early pregnancy as well as antepartum haemorrhage.
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Vertigo

This session explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting to the ED with vertigo.
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Decompression Illness

This session covers decompression illness, identifying major risk factors for its development and exploring the critical role of oxygen in early management. It also provides an overview of other important diving-related conditions.
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Syncope

This session is about assessment and management of patients presenting with transient loss of consciousness to the ED.
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Post-tonsillectomy Bleed

The majority of post-tonsillectomy bleeds are self-limiting. However, bleeding can be occult and early identification is important to prevent further complications.
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Trauma in Pregnancy

This session examines the unique challenges of managing trauma in pregnant patients and equips healthcare providers with the essential knowledge to optimise outcomes for both mother and foetus in traumatic situations.
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Major trauma – Burns

This session covers burns assessment and management in the Emergency Department.
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Methaemoglobinaemia

This session provides an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology and causative agents, discusses how to identify and assess the patient with methaemoglobinaemia, and provides an evidence-based guide to treatment.
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Fabricated or Induced Illness

FII is a broad term to describe a group of behaviours by parents or carers which cause harm to children.
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Bell’s Palsy in Children

Bell's palsy is a relatively uncommon condition presenting to primary care. Despite a benign course for most children with Bell's palsy, there are a number of serious causes of facial paralysis which can be easily missed.
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Genitourinary Foreign Bodies

This session discusses the management of genitourinary foreign bodies (GUFB) in the Emergency Department.
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Common Childhood Exanthems

This session describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments.
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children

This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique
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Mental Illness in Children

This session covers common mental health challenges faced by children and how they often manifest in the Emergency Department ED setting.
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Difficult Airway Management

This session covers the recognition and management of potentially difficult airway scenarios, including appropriate equipment preparation and strategy development for failed intubation.
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED)
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Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury

In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
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Notifiable Diseases

This session is a summary on notifiable diseases aiming to put the notification process in context of the wider public health implications.
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Female Genital Mutilation

This session aims to provide an overview of FGM/C and provide a framework for its management in ED.
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Safe Sedation Procedures in Adults

The aim of procedural sedation is to relieve a patient's anxiety towards and facilitate their cooperation for a potentially painful procedure
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Paediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis

This session explores the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in young people with relevance to the published evidence and national guidelines.
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Hypercalcaemia in Malignancy

Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This session explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
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Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage

This session covers the assessment and management of upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage.
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Anaphylaxis

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

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