While working in the minors area of a busy teaching hospital’s ED, a somewhat flustered junior doctor approaches you to confess her actions.…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Back pain is common: it is estimated that 60-80% of the population have back pain at some time during their life.…
A Pane-ful Injury
A 32-year-old decorator attends the Emergency Department having accidentally put his left hand through a pane of glass at work.…
An Unusual Ankle Fracture
A 14-year-old girl attends the emergency department following a fall whilst ice skating.…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury
In UK ED practice a large group of patients present with musculo-skeletal disorders…
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT typically presents in the lower limb, although it can also rarely occur in the upper limb.…
Traumatic Hip Dislocation in a Young Woman – a complication
An 18-year-old female is brought into the ED following a head-on collision with another car with a combined speed of approximately 100mph.…
Pelvic Injury Following a Fall
A 53-year-old lady with MS presents with left hip and pelvic pain after a fall.…
Torticollis
A 4-year-old girl presents to the Emergency Department with a four-day history of fever and sore throat.…
Relieving Pain in a Fractured Femur
A 27-year-old male cyclist presents with an isolated fractured left femur, having been hit by a car.…
Shoulder Dislocation
A 51-year old man presents at 3am to the Emergency Department with severe pain in his left arm.…
Painful Big Toe
An 81-year-old gentleman presents to the ED with a 3 week history of worsening pain and erythema of his great toe despite antibiotics.…
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand
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.…
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand
This module 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.…
Shocking Image
A 37-year-old male maintenance worker presents following a 440 volt electric shock with entry in the left hand.…
Back pain in a young person
A 25-year-old man has attended the Emergency Department four times in the last fortnight with low back pain.…
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?…
Punch Injury, What is the Best Management?
The emergency nurse practitioner shows you these x-rays. This injury happened today, the skin is intact…
Too much of a good thing
A patient having a large laceration sutured suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.…
Mini Mono
A 3-year-old girl presents to ED with a swollen left knee, limping.…