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You pick up the next patient to be seen. It's a 25-year-old who has neck stiffness, and a headache, and a sore throat. The GP has sent them in as a possible meningitis patient. Where do you go from there?
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This blog looks at the key components of the curriculum, making it easier to navigate your journey from novice to proficient practitioner. Lets break it down!
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Type A personality, adrenaline junkie, calm in a crisis yet high performer under pressure, adept at multitasking, an ability to stay awake 24/7, survives on a diet of red bull and coffee. Does this sound like you?
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It started as a normal nightshift full of the usual head injuries, drink and drugs. I'd gone to through to the eye room to remove a piece of metal from a cornea, when I heard the tannoy. 'Dr Bell to Resus..IMMEDIATELY'
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'I'm thinking of doing a CESR' is a statement that I think is heard more and more in the corridors and dark places of UK Emergency Departments
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Medical cannabis refers to cannabis-derived pharmacological products prescribed by qualified healthcare professionals for the treatment of specific medical conditions.
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Prolonged jaundice persists for 14 days in a baby born at term (37 weeks or more gestation), or to 21 days in a pre-term baby born before 37 weeks gestation.
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It can be useful to have a structure to our decision making whilst also being aware of how we think.
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Do you know what is going on with you, and around you? Have you been in a situation where there are nine poorly patients in the resuscitation room, and you are the only clinician looking after them?
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I consider myself lucky - Ive had some excellent supervisors. So good, that they made the bad ones feel even worse.
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Chemical eye injuries are time-critical emergencies. This blog outlines how to rapidly recognise and manage them in the ED, with practical tips on irrigation, pH monitoring, grading, and safe discharge.
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As an emergency medic you are unlikely to be in a position where you are asked to prescribe emergency contraception if you have a co-located urgent treatment centre or access to a sexual health clinic.
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Pain is probably the most common reason for people to attend the ED. Getting it right isnt easy though.
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As two producers of FOAMed, we would forgive you for expecting us to tell you about what a wonderful place the internet is. Indeed, without it, we may not be here talking/writing to you.
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The biggest cause of spinal injuries in children is road traffic collisions, particularly those with high speed, a rollover or an ejection from the vehicle, with second place going to falls in younger children and sporting injuries in older children.
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This blog is for educational purposes. Always follow local prescribing guidance and discuss individual risks with patients.
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Blood pressure is a fickle beast and one that Im not sure many of us really understand. Were fabulous at treating it if its too low but when its too high, our practice is a bit more varied.
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In an era of increasing bureaucracy, never ending targets, and spiralling demand on a background of chronic underfunding, the prevailing cynicism of the medical profession might be understood.
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As I write this, its aortic dissection awareness day. Not another blog on AAD I hear you cryBut we thought you might all like an update and a consolidation on what is happening in the world of this black swan diagnosis.
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Tricky IV access. We all see it all the time. Some people are great and "lucky", and some people always struggle.
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You're in leafy Great Britain, and a young patient arrives in lots of pain. They ask for some morphine, because they have sickle cell, and you're not really sure whether this is appropriate. Read the blog to explore more about sickle cell!
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Before my daughter came along, I knew very few people with learning disabilities. Of course, I saw people with learning disability at work, but Im afraid I was pretty ignorant of the issues they faced and didnt really attempt to think about how I could make their visit to the ED less problematic.
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It is important to understand the challenges faced by each child and their family so that we can support as best as we can.