Ultrasound in shocked patients. This competency is specifically for Higher Specialty Trainees. It is also useful for interested Core Trainees.…
I’m a little dizzy!!
A 50-year-old man was brought to the ED with ongoing dizziness, visual hallucinations and floaters in his eyes.…
Head Injury
Another faller presents to your ED Confused and smelling of alcohol. What will you do? How can you avoid missing the common pitfalls?…
An Unusual Cause of Cardiac Arrest
You receive a pre-alert for a 30-year-old female who had chest pain earlier that morning.…
Hip Examination
A 14-year-old footballer is brought in with a shooting pain in his hip developed whilst shooting at goal.…
Major Head Injury – An Unusual Presentation
A 66-year-old man falls 6 feet from a step ladder on to concrete. On scene he is haemodynamically stable, his GCS is 15 and he is moving all 4 limbs.…
ECG Changes in an Unconscious Patient
ECG changes in an unconscious patient…
PEG Fracture
An 85-year-old lady is brought in after an unwitnessed fall in a care home complaining of right wrist pain. She has obvious facial bruising.…
A rare but life-threatening cause of abdominal pain
A young male presents with atraumatic sudden severe abdominal pain and shock.…
Vertigo in the ED
A 77-year-old man presents with sudden onset of nausea, vomiting & difficulty walking.…
Midfoot Injuries
You are asked to see a 21-year-old student who cycled into a lamp post whilst intoxicated last night.…
The drowsy & floppy baby
An 8-month-old baby is brought to the ED due to changes in behaviour. The baby’s mom says he looks limp and isn’t as active as usual.…
Headaches during Pregnancy
A 38-year-old fit and well female, who is 29 weeks pregnant, attends with a sudden onset of worsening, retro-orbital headache.…
Is it a clot?
A 65-year-old female presents to the ED with a painful swollen left leg. How confident are you in risk assessment and management of DVT?…
Unwell Child
A 12-month-old diabetic girl presents generally unwell and vomiting.…
Acute Pulmonary Oedema
A 73-year-old gentleman with a background of heart failure, atrial fibrillation and severe aortic stenosis presents to your ED with shortness of breath.…
Young and Breathless
Young, short of breath and hypoxicwhat could be the underlying cause?…
Sepsis
Everyones talking about sepsis lately, but do you know what to do?…
Diabetic Emergencies
A 76-year-old diabetic is referred with confusion and is being treated for a UTI. She is tachycardic and drowsy, is there more than sepsis?…
Tetanus in the ED
Wounds abound in your ED, but who needs a tetanus?…