A 62-year-old man comes into the Emergency Department in the early hours of the morning following a fall…
Assessment of Dementia in the ED
Dementia is a common disease within the elderly population. The care of these patients poses challenges for clinicians and carers alike…
Knee injury in a 12-year old boy
A 12-year-old boy felt his right knee pop after twisting it during a rugby tackle.…
A Classic Case!
A 30-day-old ex-36/40 twin, male infant attends the ED with his mother due to concern regarding vomiting of 4 days duration…
That’s not right but I can’t put my hand on it
A 29-year-old female falls at home onto an outstretched arm…
The sick reattender…and they were in your department 3 days ago
You have just been informed that there is a patient in Resus who has a subdural haematoma…
Much Ado About Something
A man with a history of mental health problems, pancreatitis, alcohol excess and type 2 diabetes presents with anxiety.…
Bowel perforation? Pretty convincing
A 57-year-old lady was brought into the Emergency Department by ambulance with a presentation of abdominal pain.…
Doc, my head hurts
A 42-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department at 4am with a severe headache. He is pacing up and down and says that he has been woken up by a similar headache every night for the last 4 night…
I have a bad feeling ear
A lady presents with ear pain not improving with antibiotics from her GP, is there something else going on ear?…
LOL, it’s not funny!
A case of Ataxia and weakness of limbs in a teenage male…
Curriculum Quiz: Adult Acute
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!…
Mental Health in the ED – Induction
Here are some tips on the common mental health presentations to the emergency department…
The Dangers of Low Slung Jeans!
A 13-year-old boy was brought into the ED by ambulance after falling off his BMX bike.…
Cranial Nerves Seven to Twelve
Cranial nerve injuries are important clinical signs, which alert the examiner to intracranial pathology. This session will look at the more common traumatic and medical causes of cranial nerve injury …
Atypical Chest Pain
A 19-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a 24 hour history of chest pain.…
A Partial Eclipse of the Heart
A 79-year-old female attends ED by ambulance after having 12 hours of central, pleuritic chest pain which radiated to the back across her shoulders.…
An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away
A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.…
Needlestick Injury
Needlestick injuries occur in healthcare workers and members of the public. Although transmission of blood borne viruses is unlikely, they cause considerable concern.…
It’s Never Lupus
A 33-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with atraumatic hip pain.…