In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders
This session aims to improve the standard of concussion care. It covers how to recognise a concussion, and provide appropriate management and discharge advice consistent with new national and international guidance.
Traumatic neck and back pain are common presentations to the ED.
This aims to provide the learner with an overview of common types of skin and soft tissue injuries, how best to accurately describe these, and considers the mechanism most likely to be responsible.
This learning session focuses on improving the practitioners' skills and knowledge of wound management in an emergency department setting
This session provides training in chest drain insertion. It looks at the indications for carrying out this procedure, as well as how to prepare for it, and shows a chest drain being inserted. Post-procedure management and complex cases are also covered
Serratus anterior plane block can be used as multimodal analgesia for rib fractures in the trauma patient. This session outlines the ultrasound guided technique.
This session describes the processes around Information Sharing to Tackle Community Violence. It also describes some of the responsibilities of emergency clinicians around confidentiality when looking after victims of violence.
This session will cover the practical aspects of safe insertion of chest drains.
The child with decreased consciousness is a common problem with many possible diagnoses and potentially high mortality and morbidity.
This session presents a logical approach to the assessment, diagnosis and management of soft-tissue hand injuries in the ED, including suggested indications for early hand specialist referrals.
For each life-threatening thoracic injury this session includes: a definition and context, Clinical assessment , treatment and Key learning points.