A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of collapse whilst on a treadmill at his local gym. He was witnessed to have been briefly unresponsive but there was no seizure activity.
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED by his grandmother with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date
You are met with a patient who you believe is suffering an anaphylactic reaction, however the adrenaline is not having the desired effect. Why might this be and what would you do next?
You are asked to see a 51-year-old lady who has been taken to the resus room. The ambulance crew tell you she has taken an overdose 5 hours previously.
You take a history from a 16-year-old American boy and his parents who are on holiday in the UK for the next 2 weeks. He is complaining of a severe sore throat of 5 days duration.
A 7-year-old girl is brought into the ED by her mother on a busy Saturday afternoon after experiencing several nose bleeds at home over the preceding few hours.