This module describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.…
Sugar lips, Stiff hips
An 81-year-old woman attends ED from a Nursing Home with a reduced GCS, tachycardia, tachypnoea, hypotension, hypothermia and hyperglycaemia.…
Is it a stroke?
Young male with rash dizziness and facial weakness…
Why the fall?
An elderly lady presents to a Minor Injuries Unit following head injury. On examination, evidence of suspected skull base fracture is found and she is, therefore, referred to the ED for radiological i…
Trek Tragedy!! Review on Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a spirochete infection transmitted by ticks. ED presentation, although rare, is important to identify to enable early treatment…
Young People Don’t Get Strokes?
It’s 5am. A 26-year-old is blue lighted to ED with slurred speech and limb weakness.…
Difficult Airway?
A 71-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, angina and ankylosing spondylitis presents to the ED acutely short of breath.…
COOL —–àRUSH
A 33-year-old patient is brought in unresponsive. She is hypothermic, hypotensive, bradycardic, hypoglycaemic and has unequal pupils.…
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy
Management of Cardiac arrest in advanced pregnancy.…
Unwell after a Meal
A 4-year-old child is brought into your resuscitation room with difficulty breathing.…
Pulmonary Embolism
Assessment and management of the patient presenting in the Emergency Department with a pulmonary embolism.…
A Broken Carpal Bone
A handy reminder that not all carpal bone fractures involve the scaphoid bone.…
Less than one percent
A 43-year-old lady presents with left thigh pain and swelling.…
A Spot Diagnosis
A 50-year-old man attends the ED with a 2 day history of a rash on his hands. The rash is not itchy or painful and he is systemically well.…
Raised intracranial pressure?
A 40-year-old man is brought to the ED by his partner. He has had a gradually worsening headache for 10 days and intermittent vomiting for 3 days.…
Wheelie Bad Fall
A 15-year-old twists his ankle while skateboarding.…
SOB in Resus
Shortness of breath is a common occurrence for COPD patients, and were used to putting them on non-invasive ventilation. What happens when we cant?…
Patient in Labour
Whilst managing labour and birth in the ED is an uncommon occurrence, there are many reasons why a mother may present to the ED when in labour.…
Precious Stones
A 32-year-old man arrives in emergency department writhing in agony with flank and loin pain.…
What a wheeze
A child attending Emergency Department with a wheeze…