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In too deep

Trauma Pre-alert for a 35-year-old gentleman who sustained injury to head and back after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool.

A Fishy Tale

From somewhere under the sea, sun... and food container.

Mellow Yellow: Neonatal Jaundice

What will you do when your weekend shift in the Paediatric ED turns into seeing a stream of yellow babies?

Hot under the collar

A 29-year-old male presents after being poisoned with an unknown drug.

A mother has rushed into the ED very concerned that her baby is blue. This case covers the importance of understanding cyanosis, with consideration for the potential causes and management in a 3 week old.

Antifreeze. To drink or not to drink?

A 20-year-old female was brought into the ED as a pre-alert call. She had been found unresponsive in her room at a psychiatric unit.

Just a viral infection

A 6-month-old boy brought in because he can’t breathe.

Lemons and Lymes

What went wrong for a child who picked up Lymes’ instead of limes?

The Forest

The forbidden forest is home to many dangerous creatures, where an encounter with even the smallest ticks can leave a big impact.

The Snuffbox

A minor injury with a major complication: applying clinically orientated anatomy in the ED.

Anaphylaxis Mimics

This is the case about clinical diagnosis of Anaphylaxis and life threatening and non-life threatening mimics of Anaphylaxis

Fell on a knife

Penetrating neck wounds – how do you manage the stable patient?

Not all kids bounce

3-year-old with a head and arm injury following an accidental fall.

Bronchi Baby

Diagnosing and managing acute bronchiolitis: when to investigate and how to decide if a child can be cared for at home or in hospital.

Playing with fire, Burns

Before bedtime, 3 children were playing with matchsticks in their upstairs bedroom. They had made a tent earlier that evening using their bed linen and were inside, surrounded by their cuddly toys

In out and hold

The changing landscape of ultrasound - how do your images change, and how is it relevant?

It’s not the cough that carries you off…

A 67-year-old male attends the ED following a 4 day history of worsening cough productive of green sputum, pleuritic chest pain and fever.

Nothing to Declare

A patient presents to the Emergency Department suspected of having illicit concealed drugs. This SAQ explores the clinical management, combined with the ethical and medicolegal aspects of their care.