This session explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting to the ED with vertigo.
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.
The majority of post-tonsillectomy bleeds are self-limiting. However, bleeding can be occult and early identification is important to prevent further complications.
Anyone who has ever worked in an ED on a Friday night knows that facial injuries are a common presentation
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Children commonly present in the ED with stridor. Stridor is a sign of upper airway obstruction. An ED physician must be able to diagnose, initiate treatment, appropriately investigate, anticipate and manage complications.
This session covers the assessment and management of epistaxis in the emergency department.
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.
This session covers the assessment, investigation and management of the patient who presents to the ED with a sore throat. It also covers the more serious conditions that can present in this way.
Referred pain into the upper extremities often accompanies neck pain. Referred pain can be the initial symptom of a compressed nerve root by a ruptured disc or stenosis at the foramina from osteophytes.
This session looks at the assessment and management of acute facial palsy.