A 45-year-old man attends the ED with a presenting complaint of a “personal problem”.…
A Spotty Boy
A new rash in a 5-year-old boy.…
A Parrot Byte
A 10-year-old male, fit and healthy child was brought in to A&E by a parent after sustaining a parrot bite injury to left index finger…
Fishing for a diagnosis
A keen fisherman attends following a flu-like illness. He has a small head wound and is now jaundiced. One sign brings it all together, can you spot it?…
A SAD assessment of capacity!
It is Monday morning 09.00hrs and you are checking your email inbox. You have received the following email from the StR who has just finished weekend nights…
Cheer up buttercup – Neonatal Jaundice
Not one, but two teeny tiny yellow wailing babies present to your Paediatric ED! Their worried parents ask you: “why have the twins turned yellow?”…
The Pelvis Puzzle: Pelvic Trauma
What will you do when called to attend a trauma call for a motorcyclist with a suspected pelvis problem?…
Get a Grip! – De Quervain tenosynovitis
Why can’t I write anymore?…
More than meets the eye?
A previously healthy 28-year-old male accountant presents to the ED with pain in his left eye.…
Doin’ the tack shed blues
A 4-year-old boy is brought to your ED by his parents. Two hours previously he had been on the back of a horse being led from the field to the tack room before going out for a ride.…
Doctor, my son can’t move his arm
A preschool aged child is refusing to use an arm. There is no obvious trauma and he is otherwise well.…
I’ve Got Your Back
4 year old child unable to weight bear, and inconsolable crying…
Housewarming Flames & Paediatric Burns
This SAQ explores major burns in a paediatric patient, recognising the signs of inhalation injury and interventions instigated during the primary survey…