A previously well and fit 70-year-old man presents with acute shortness of breath, pre-syncopal symptoms and a significantly reduced exercise tolerance.…
Jehovah Witness and Blood Transfusion
A 54-year-old Jehovah witness man is pre alerted to resuscitation room with haematemesis and is hypotensive.…
I’m all out of breath
32-year-old presents to Resus with multiple stab wounds and breathlessness.…
Echo In Life Support
Understanding the use of Echo in Life Support (ELS)…
Tracheostomy Emergencies
Tracheostomy emergencies are a relatively common and often alarming occurrence do you know how to manage a patient presenting with a tracheostomy emergency?…
I think I’ve gone blind!
A 60-year-old male presents to the emergency department with sudden loss of vision in his right eye.…
Blast Injuries
This module covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.…
The Unexpected Cardiac Arrest
A patient having a large laceration sutured suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.…
A Sickle for your Thoughts
A 77-year-old man presents with haemoptysis and shortness of breath.…
My grandma is complaining of eye pain
An elderly lady is brought into ED with worsening left eye pain since a procedure she had to both eyes.…
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning still accounts for a significant number of cases and is associated with both morbidity and mortality through a spectrum of presentations due to both acute and chronic exposur…
Ultrasound: Skills of Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access
Vascular access is a common procedure in the emergency department. Using ultrasound to visualise vessels is helpful, but the additional skill of using ultrasound to guide the procedure is even more so…
I’m breathless – is it a bad chest?
A 78-year-old gentleman is wondering if he needs antibiotics for his worsening shortness of breath. His only past medical history is a maxillofacial tumour that was surgically resected a year ago. Is …
Jaundice
This session deals with the assessment and management of jaundice.…
Major Incident Management
An explosion has occurred at a nearby chemical plant and your emergency department is the nearest healthcare facility. Are you ready to handle this major incident?…
A Dagger to the Heart
Adult Trauma Call: Management of a 28-year-old male with a knife wound to the chest.…
A Paediatric Renal Dilemma
A 5-year-old boy presents to the paediatric emergency department with a two-week history of progressively worse face, arms and feet swelling.…
Supervisor training for Educational Supervisors of ACPs
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The Dying Patient
This learning session explores how to recognise patient trajectories as they approach the end of their lives, as well as the diagnosis of dying.…
Bleach in my eye
How to safely manage chemical eye injury to prevent complications.…