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While the theory contained in this session provides useful knowledge about airway management, putting this knowledge into practice requires extensive supervised practical experience.
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Referred pain into the upper extremities often accompanies neck pain. Referred pain can be the initial symptom of a compressed nerve root by a ruptured disc or stenosis at the foramina from osteophytes.
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FII is a broad term to describe a group of behaviours by parents or carers which cause harm to children.
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Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.
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The aim of procedural sedation is to relieve a patient's anxiety towards and facilitate their cooperation for a potentially painful procedure
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Describe a safe environment for assessing disturbed or psychiatric patients in the ED.
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Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
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Foot injuries are common and because they affect mobility, they can have significant effects on a patient's life and so are important.
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This session will explore common neonatal presentations that could be safely discharged from the ED without necessarily involving the on-call paediatric team.
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Neonates can present with normal physiology to the paediatric emergency department. Studies have suggested that 1.9% of all patients present within the first month of life
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This document covers FAST, Assessment of the Abdominal Aorta and IVC, Vascular Access and Echocardiography in Life Support.
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The risk factors for a fractured NOF can simplistically be divided into risk factors for falls and risk factors for osteoporosis.
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Gall Bladder, specifically gallstone, disease is the commonest abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world.
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Impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis and necrotising fasciitis represent a spectrum of soft tissue infections
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Burns are a major public health problem globally. In addition to physical damage, they can leave a long lasting psychological and social impact.
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Myocarditis is an acute infectious or immunologically mediated syndrome causing inflammation of the heart muscle.
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Bell's palsy is a relatively uncommon condition presenting to primary care. Despite a benign course for most children with Bell's palsy, there are a number of serious causes of facial paralysis which can be easily missed.
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Dementia is a common disease within the elderly population. The care of these patients poses challenges for clinicians and carers alike.
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Needlestick injury is a wound piercing the skin caused by a contaminated sharps instrument, most commonly a hypodermic needle. This session considers needlestick injuries in both healthcare workers (HCW) and members of the public.
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An injury to the tooth-supporting structures with no increase in tooth mobility, and no displacement of the tooth. The tooth however is tender to touch
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This session covers ACES scans which can provide crucial information in undifferentiated shocked patients.
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CNS infections are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient presenting to the ED.
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Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation in a gene that encodes cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, which is expressed in many epithelial and blood cells.
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Lyme disease is a spirochete infection transmitted by ticks. ED presentation, although rare, is important to identify to enable early treatment.