This module focuses on community acquired pneumonia (CAP) which is by far the commonest form of pneumonia seen in the Emergency Department.…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This session covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…
Acute Sore Throat
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.…
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening, generalised or systemic hypersensitivity reaction characterised by rapidly developing life threatening airway, breathing and/or circulation problems usually …
Rapid Sequence Inductions in the Emergency Department
Intubation forms an integral role in the treatment of the critically ill or injured patients presenting to the ED with a failed or at-risk airway.…
Shock
The relative incidence and mortality of shock varies greatly depending on the population and the cause.…
Asthma in Adults
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK…
Procedural sedation in Emergency Medicine 2020
Sedation is a routine aspect of emergency care. The aim is clear: make the procedural experience as comfortable as possible for your patient, whilst ensuring that your practice is safe.…
Breathlessness
Dyspnoea is an overall term used to describe an unpleasant awareness of increased respiratory effort and will be used synonymously with “breathlessness” in this session.…
Basic Airway Management
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques.…