This session focuses on the way ultrasound works and how to manipulate the ultrasound machine to obtain optimal images.…
Tension Decision
A 6-month-old girl was brought to your emergency department by her parents with five days of gradually increasing respiratory distress.…
Echo in life support
Understanding the use of Echo in Life Support (ELS)…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department…
Hereditary Angioedema
Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.…
Safe Sedation Procedures in Adults
The aim of procedural sedation is to relieve a patient’s anxiety towards and facilitate their cooperation for a potentially painful procedure…
After the heart restarts – post-arrest care in the Emergency Department
A patient arrives in resus following an out of hospital cardiac arrest. He had a background of obesity and type II diabetes.…
Ultrasound: Indications for Ultrasound
Emergency medicine ultrasound has been steadily developing over the last two decades, and courses have run in the UK since the late 1990s. Since ultrasound is rapid and involves no radiation, it is an…
March 2020
This month we have split the podcast into two sections. The first has New in EM WBCT for cardiac arrest and Critical care update Part 1. The 2nd part is a complete feature on COVID19…
Heart Beats Fast
A patient books in stating that his heart is beating fast. Your receptionist thinks he doesnt look right and brings him through to you in the main department.…
Oxygen in Human Physiology
This session reviews the transfer of oxygen from the atmosphere to the body’s tissues.…
Electrical Injuries – Lightning
Approximately five fatalities from lightning strike are recorded in Britain each year.…
Drowning
The usual response to submersion is a voluntary breath hold, to prevent aspiration of water.…