A 70-year-old male is brought to the ED by ambulance complaining of dizziness and generalised weakness following a fall.…
Skateboarder’s Spleen
An 18-year-old man presents with left upper quadrant and left lower chest wall pain following a fall from a skateboard at a height of approximately 4ft.…
Facial Injury
It’s a busy Saturday night in your ED and another patient with a facial injury presents following an alleged assault.…
Traumatic Head Injury
Mr X is a middle aged gentleman who was assaulted with a house brick whilst riding a push bike.…
Pneumocephalus
An 18-year-old female presents after falling 8ft from a tree. She landed directly onto her head and lost consciousness for 30 seconds.…
Floating in the Face of Danger: MaxFax injuries in the ED
This blog discusses the preparation, assessment and management of the patients presenting with maxillofacial injuries.…
Pop Goes the Lung
A 23-year-old male was playing rugby 4 days ago. He was touching down in his in-goal area for a 5-metre scrum when he was kneed in the back towards his left side.…
A Kick in the Chest
A 47-year-old man presents to the ED after being thrown off his horse.…
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.…
Pelvic Injury Following a Fall
A 53-year-old lady with MS presents with left hip and pelvic pain after a fall.…
Rugby tackle gone wrong
A 23-year-old man presents to the ED following a rugby tackle with left rib pain.…
Trauma Chest X-ray: What Next?
A 43-year-old cyclist arrives after being struck by a car. He arrives with spinal immobilisation on a scoop stretcher with evidence of bruising to the right chest, abdomen, and pelvis.…
Thoracic Trauma
For each life-threatening thoracic injury this session includes: a definition and context, Clinical assessment , treatment and Key learning points.…
Thoracic Injuries II
This session is the second one in the series dealing with thoracic injuries.…
Thoracic Injuries I
This module is part one of two dealing with thoracic injuries. It is pitched at FRCEM examination standard and you are expected to be competent at leading a trauma response.…
Blast Injuries
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.…
Blast Injuries
This module covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.…
The Limping Toddler
Harry is a 2-year-old boy who presents to the ED with a one day history of a limp.…
Radiation Exposure
This session provides an overview of the basic science of ionising radiation exposure for the ED physician as well as an approach to the investigation, treatment and management of a patient exposed to…
Chainsaw Injury of the Neck
A 21-year-old man presents with a chainsaw injury to his neck on the left side.…