Harry is a 2-year-old boy who presents to the ED with a one day history of a limp.…
An Acute Wrist Injury
A patient presents after falling backwards onto an outstretched right hand.…
Hypothermia and Frostbite
This module covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an ED with the effects of hypothermia and frostbite.…
The Motorcyclist’s Thumb
A 45-year-old man attends the ED 3 days after a motorbike accident.…
Clubbing in Cambridge
A 68-year-old man attends the ED one evening with a painful right knee.…
Local Anaesthetics
Local anaesthetics are amongst the most widely used drugs in any emergency department. It is, therefore, essential that emergency medicine clinicians can use these drugs safely and effectively.…
Triple Trouble
A 40-year-old man is brought to the ED after being hit on his right hand side by a car travelling at approximately 20 mph.…
Common Entrapment Syndromes
Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.…
Can’t stand – bilateral leg weakness
A 25-year-old male presents with a five day history of bilateral muscular leg pain.…
Traumatic Elbow Injuries
Elbow injuries are common and acute elbow trauma accounts for 2-3% of all visits to the emergency department.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
Netball Nasties
An 11-year-old girl presents to Paediatric A&E complaining of left knee and thigh pain.…
A Wrist Injury Not to be Missed
A 32-year-old male presents to the ED following a fall on his outstretched left hand from a height of 1.5m.…
Acute Limb Ischaemia
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute limb ischaemia.…
Acute Limb Ischaemia
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute limb ischaemia.…
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children
Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuri…
The Dislocated Shoulder
A 92-year-old man attends the emergency department complaining that his right shoulder “looks a funny shape”.…
Spotted Bones
A 20-year-old female who has fallen off her horse is complaining of right sided chest pain.…
Non-Traumatic Neck Pain
Referred pain into the upper extremities often accompanies neck pain. Referred pain can be the initial symptom of a compressed nerve root by a ruptured disc or stenosis at the foramina from osteophyte…