A 7-year-old girl presents with an acute, painful hot knee and a red-purple non-blanching rash.…
Adrenaline in a (lawyer’s) finger…
While working in the minors area of a busy teaching hospital’s ED, a somewhat flustered junior doctor approaches you to confess her actions.…
Status Epilepticus
Status epilepticus, a state of prolonged, uncontrolled seizures, is a common emergency department presentation that is potentially life-threatening.…
Abdominal Trauma in a Teen: A Story behind the Scene
A 17-year-old female presents with abdominal pain one day after falling from a bicycle.…
Communicating with Children
Communicating with little people?…
A Jab to the Neck
A young male presents with an altered voice the morning after a sparring session.…
Blue Baby Spell
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.…
It’s ALL very vague
A young child presents to your Emergency Department with non specific upper respiratory tract symptoms. Youve seen him before on a previous visit.…
Acute Lower Back Pain
Low back pain is a very common problem and it is estimated that 80% of the population suffer from it at some stage of their life. It is also a common presentation to emergency departments.…
A Confused and Wobbling Woman
A confused and disoriented woman is brought into your Emergency Department.…
Emergency Hypnosis
Explore your understanding further of how hypnosis can help in Emergency Medicine…
Photophobia and Red Eye
A 40-year-old female attends ED with a painful eye with worsening vision.…
A Genuine Case of ‘Off Legs’
A 30-year-old lady presents to the ED feeling “numb from the waist down”.…
RCEMLearning Podcast – January 2025
Thank you for tuning into the latest RCEMLearning podcast. We have prepared three multiple-choice questions based on this episode and its accompanying show notes. Successfully answering these question…
Domestic Violence
12% of ED attendances are related to domestic abuse. ED physicians are in a unique position to identify these cases.…
A Shocked Patient with a Wound
A 22-year-old is transferred for a specialist plastics review. You and the plastics team agree to see the patient together in resus after a pre-alert is passed.…
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.…
Paediatric Procedures
A miscellany of paediatric procedures…
Wound Management
Explore the NICE guidance on wound management of dog bites (NICE CKS and NICE Guidance)…
Can you put your finger on it?
An elderly lady presents with a fall and subsequent left upper limb pain.…