Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.
In this blog, we've collated all our infographics, and some pictures, around mental health in the ED. We hope that the pictures will spark your curiosity, and you'll delve further into the original resource for further learning.
Early recognition and treatment of sepsis in children is crucial as progression to organ failure and shock is often very rapid.
All morning shifts start with handover, and I think that getting handover right sets the tone for the rest of the day.
A few key points that, we think, will make the management of DKA clearer.
Theres a lot of tips out there for surviving as a new doctor, or as an old doctor. The transition from SHO to SpR is something that many are ready for, and many have picked up their own tips for.
One of the most common reasons for newborns to be sent in to the ED for assessment is weight loss.
This is the third of our public health series blogs. Keep your eyes peeled for more public health topics to follow in future blogs.
Patients with head injuries are the most common type of trauma seen in the Emergency Department and can represent up to 10% of all presentations.
Walk into any Emergency Department in the country and you are bound to find at least one child waiting to be seen with a head injury.
Many of us in the UK EM will have gone most of our careers without seeing any confirmed cases of measles. Vaccination rates have been dropping though, so measles is back in our departments and has to be in our differential diagnosis list.
Here are a few reminders and updates on the basics of transfusion - Part 2.