Many of your patients are at risk of aspiration pneumonia. This SBA explains when you should think about it, and how to implement preventative measures.…
Rashes – PEM Induction
Rashes are difficult to diagnose in both children and adults. The key is to be able to identify the important types and then manage to learn about the rest slowly.…
The missing patient who absconded
How will you manage your absconding patient with suicidal intent who has gone absent without leave?…
Wheezing child
A 6-year-old boy is brought in by his mum after becoming wheezy and short of breath.…
Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Assessment (AAA)
This module describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.…
Body Stuffers – Management and the Law
A suspected juvenile drug trafficker refuses radiological imaging. Police seek medical advice on next steps.…
Learning from Deaths
This blog is something a bit different. Based on real Coroners cases, weve pulled out some critical decision moments, so you can work your way through the patient journey and decide what you would do.…
End of life care in ED
A 45-year-old female with end-stage COPD presents with acute breathlessness and drowsiness. Despite optimized medical management and prior discussions on care preferences, she declines interventions a…
RCEMLearning Podcast – June 2025
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Curriculum Quiz: Surgical Emergencies
25 questions. 25 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!…
From Wheeze to Squeeze: a patient presenting with breathlessness
A 37-year old female woman presents with worsening shortness-of-breath and is noted to be severely hypertensive.…
A Shocking Period
A young woman is seriously unwell. Her flatmates give you all the information you need. Now you must save her life. Period!…
A Painful Ear Infection
A young woman presents with a painful, swollen ear after a recent piercing.…
Hypoactive Delirium
A 73-year-old female, who lives alone, is found collapsed at home by her neighbours and brought in the ED.…
Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)
FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan.…
Chemical Burns
A 30-year-old, 50kg, factory worker presents to your ED following a chemical burn injury. While operating a machine at the Royal Mint an accident sprayed chemical over his face, neck and upper chest.…
Hot Tub, Hot Feet
Two girls present to the Emergency Department on the same day with similar painful foot rashes, raising concerns about a common exposure.…
Ureteric Colic
A 34-year-old male presents to your ED in acute pain and you suspect ureteric colic. How will you manage this?…
Itching to get home but, is your concern spot on?
Exposure to a viral illness in pregnancy. How worried should Mum be?…
Returning from Spain with new epigastric pain, in shock
A hypotensive female in her 60s is pre-alerted to resus with severe abdominal pain radiating to both shoulders.…