A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of collapse whilst on a treadmill at his local gym. He was witnessed to have been briefly unresponsive but there was no seizure activity.…
The Motorcyclist’s Thumb
A 45-year-old man attends the ED 3 days after a motorbike accident.…
Stridor
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED by his grandmother with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date…
Chainsaw Injury of the Neck
A 21-year-old man presents with a chainsaw injury to his neck on the left side.…
The Aspirin Overdose
A 52-year-old male electrician presents in the ED with a complaint of abdominal pain.…
Trauma: The Road Traffic Collision
A 54-year-old driver of a pick-up truck is involved in a head on collision with a stationary vehicle at approximately 30mph.…
Management of a Complicated Anaphylaxis Case
You are met with a patient who you believe is suffering an anaphylactic reaction, however the adrenaline is not having the desired effect. Why might this be and what would you do next?…
An interesting case of fingernail clubbing
A 68-year-old man attends the ED one evening with a painful right knee.…
Scoring Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
A 41-year-old gentleman presented to the ED with a three day history of vomiting blood and the passage of bright red blood rectally.…
Complications of Alcohol Excess
A 45-year-old man attends the department with a 48 hour history of nausea and vomiting. He also has a diffuse upper abdominal pain.…
Persisting Palpitations
Palpitations in a young woman for the last week. Her GP says probably a panic attack. Can you stream her to the in-house GP?…
Radiology Updates for Imaging in Paediatric Major Trauma
Struggling to negotiate CT imaging requests for your paediatric patients? Let the guiding principles of ALARA come to your rescue!…
Acute toxicity
You are asked to see a 51-year-old lady who has been taken to the resus room. The ambulance crew tell you she has taken an overdose 5 hours previously.…
The Drowsy Infant
A previously fit and well, fully immunised 10-month-old is brought into your ED with a 3 hour history of drowsiness.…
Paediatric Head Trauma
An 8-year-old girl is brought into the ED with a head injury. She was out sledging with her family when she lost control and collided with a tree.…
Thoracic Trauma – SAQ
A 55-year-old woman, who is usually fit and well, is brought in on a spinal board having fallen off her bicycle whilst going downhill at high speed.…
Locked in Syndrome: A Narrow Escape
A 40-year-old female is brought in by ambulance having collapsed. She has vomited several times.…
Severe Sore Throat
You take a history from a 16-year-old American boy and his parents who are on holiday in the UK for the next 2 weeks. He is complaining of a severe sore throat of 5 days duration.…
Epistaxis in a child
A 7-year-old girl is brought into the ED by her mother on a busy Saturday afternoon after experiencing several nose bleeds at home over the preceding few hours.…
Heat Stroke – SAQ
Management of Heat Stroke in the ED…