A 4-year-old girl fell whilst playing in the playground on a metal slide and sustained a 3cm open wound to her left cheek and upper lip.…
Blinding Headache
A 35-year-old presents with right sided headache, photophobia and vomiting progressing to left homonymous hemianopia and left sided numbness.…
Coprophagy in Humans
A 45-year-old man develops methemoglobinemia after an incidence of eating his own faeces.…
Amlodipine Overdose
How will you manage haemodynamic instability in a patient following a calcium channel blocker drug overdose?…
A Case of Altered Sensation
A 53-year-old man presents to the ED with a 12-hour history of impaired sensation to the right side of his face, right arm and right upper torso.…
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
This module covers the assessment and management of primary, secondary and tension pneumothoraces.…
Tracheostomy Emergency in the ED
Pre-alert; Adult male with long term front of neck access is en route in acute respiratory distress, what are your next steps?…
Acute Headache and Visual Disturbance
A 45-year-old woman presents with 24 hour history of right sided frontal headache with progressive worsening of vision.…
Oh dear – you are quite blue
Your pre-alert phone rings to warn you that a 30-year-old male will be arriving in five minutes, having been found collapsed with blue lips and recordable oxygen saturations.…
Wee Considerations
An elderly man comes in acutely unwell. He’s pyrexial, tachycardic, and isnt passing urine.…
What’s wrong with my baby?
A 3-day-old baby girl is brought to the emergency department by her distressed mother with complaints about the baby’s shivering and lethargy.…
Chest and Abdominal Radiographs
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department.…
Life-changing Experience for Parents/Carers
The infant who nearly died in her parents arms.…
Curtain Call
A 70-year-old female presents with flashes, floaters, and a loss of vision in her right eye.…
Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
This module describes the management of presentations of non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage in the ED.…
Acute Aortic Dissection
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute aortic dissection.…
A Sudden Headache
Is it just another headache, or something more sinister?…
An Unusual Eversion Injury
A man in his 40s arrives in the Emergency Department with a deformed foot and ankle after falling off a motorised skateboard.…
Eye am under pressure
A 60-year-old woman presents with eye pain and visual disturbance. She vomits just as you call her in for assessment.…
Acute Dystonia
Acute dystonia is a common presentation to the ED. Most cases occur as a result of recreational or prescribed drugs.…