A 68-year-old man attends the ED one evening with a painful right knee.…
The Motorcyclist’s Thumb
A 45-year-old man attends the ED 3 days after a motorbike accident.…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury
In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury
This module covers the anatomy, common pathology and the clinical and radiological assessment of the shoulder and brachial plexus.…
A good knee’s up
A young female footballer presents with a swollen, painful knee after being tackled. Examination reveals a large effusion.…
More than just a DVT
A 38-year-old man reattends obtunded and narcosed after being treated for a DVT the day before.…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Back pain is common: it is estimated that 60-80% of the population have back pain at some time during their life.…
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT typically presents in the lower limb, although it can also rarely occur in the upper limb.…
Traumatic Hip Dislocation in a Young Woman – a complication
An 18-year-old female is brought into the ED following a head-on collision with another car with a combined speed of approximately 100mph.…
Shoulder Dislocation
A 51-year old man presents at 3am to the Emergency Department with severe pain in his left arm.…
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand
This session presents a logical approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management of soft-tissue hand injuries in the ED, including suggested indications for early hand specialist referrals.…
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand
This module presents a logical approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management of soft-tissue hand injuries in the ED, including suggested indications for early hand specialist referrals.…
The Unexpected Cardiac Arrest
A patient having a large laceration sutured suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.…
Hypothermia and Frostbite
This module covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an ED with the effects of hypothermia and frostbite.…
Local Anaesthetics
Local anaesthetics are amongst the most widely used drugs in any emergency department. It is, therefore, essential that emergency medicine clinicians can use these drugs safely and effectively.…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
Traumatic Elbow Injuries
Elbow injuries are common and acute elbow trauma accounts for 2-3% of all visits to the emergency department.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
Acute Limb Ischaemia
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute limb ischaemia.…