A 54-year-old driver of a pick-up truck is involved in a head on collision with a stationary vehicle at approximately 30mph.…
Stridor
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date.…
An interesting case of fingernail clubbing
A 68-year-old man attends the ED one evening with a painful right knee.…
Bell’s Palsy in Children
This module explores the differential diagnosis of potential underlying causes of Bells palsy in children and highlights which cases require further investigation.…
Bubbles on the Brain
A 34-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus.…
Sudden Collapse in a Young Man
A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of collapse whilst on a treadmill at his local gym. He was witnessed to have been briefly unresponsive but there was no seizure activity.…
Coughing with Chest Pain
A 25-year-old male with no significant past medical history attends ED with chest pain.…
Parasyncope
A 47-year-old nurse with a 2 week history of headaches and lethargy presents with a pre-syncopal episode at work.…
A Genuine Case of ‘Off Legs’
A 30-year-old lady presents to the ED feeling “numb from the waist down”.…
Seizures in a child
The paramedics arrive with a 3-year-old boy who has had two seizures today. He has known developmental delay but has no history of seizures previously…
Carbamazepine – A Toxic Shock
A 46-year-old man is brought by ambulance to the ED. He has been drinking alcohol all afternoon and, according to collateral from his wife, he has taken some tablets two hours prior the presentation.…
Doctor! Why Can’t I Walk?
A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency department by ambulance with an episode of collapse.…
Wee Considerations
An elderly man comes in acutely unwell. He’s pyrexial, tachycardic, and isnt passing urine.…
Cardioversion Conundrum
A 48-year-old gentleman presents at 3am to the ED having woken at 2am with palpitations.…
An Introduction to Human Factors and Patient Safety
This session will explain what is meant by the term Human Factors and describe how Human Factors affect Patient Safety.…
EMJ April 2020
Noel Fernando discusses Cranial burr holes in the emergency department: to drill or not to drill?…
April 2020
This month we have COVID Discussion | Debriefing post traumatic event | Talking bout dying in the ED | COVID19 Ventilation…
EMJ March 2020 – Key occupational stressors in the ED
Key occupational stressors in the ED: an international comparison…
Boxing and Facial Injuries
Using Emergency Medicine skills as a Boxing Ringside Doctor.…