A 54-year-old driver of a pick-up truck is involved in a head on collision with a stationary vehicle at approximately 30mph.…
Eye Trauma
It’s a busy Friday night in the ED and another facial injury presents following an alleged assault to the right eye.…
Ouch my jaw
Its a busy Friday night in the ED and another facial injury presents following an alleged assault to the left jaw.…
Chainsaw Injury of the Neck
A 21-year-old man presents with a chainsaw injury to his neck on the left side.…
Abdominal injury and haematuria after falling off a BMX
An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air when he lost his balance and fell to the floor landing on his right ha…
Retrobulbar Haemorrhage
When a simple trip makes you as blind as a bat.…
Zygomatic Complex and Nasal Injury
Anyone who has ever worked in an ED on a Friday night knows that facial injuries are a common presentation…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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…
Principles of MRI of the Brain and Spine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rarely used in most EDs. However, the properties of such images can provide emergency physicians with critical information to support the optimal clinical care of m…
Cervical Spine Injury
Cervical spine injuries are rare but potentially devastating. Immobilisation of the cervical spine on the slightest suspicion of injury is recommended by most resuscitation courses.…
The Dislocated Shoulder
A 92-year-old man attends the emergency department complaining that his right shoulder “looks a funny shape”.…