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This session concentrates on patients with actual or impending cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Radiation can be subdivided into two categories - ionizing and non-ionizing, both of which have an effect on human tissue
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The physiological effects of hypothermia mean that the management of cardiac arrest requires an altered approach.
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This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an ED with the effects of hypothermia and frostbite.
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This session considers the three main forms of drug related hyperthermia, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.
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Diving-related problems can present in many ways and their appropriate and timely management is essential for good outcomes and patient safety.
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Approximately 800 heat related deaths occur annually in the UK. In 2003, a heat wave in Southern England resulted in over 1000 deaths
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Chemical incidents usually happen following leaks, explosions or fires in industrial settings
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Lyme disease is a spirochete infection transmitted by ticks. ED presentation, although rare, is important to identify to enable early treatment.
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The usual response to submersion is a voluntary breath hold, to prevent aspiration of water.