Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
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Last week we delivered our revised HST teaching day focused on mental health-related presentations in the ED. This blog contains a full teaching package needed to run an enjoyable training day.
The SBAR tool helps to convey information effectively in a range of situations including handovers, referrals and when seeking senior advice.
The Yellow Card Scheme is used to report defective, counterfeit or side effects of medicines, vaccines and other blood products. It can also be used to report adverse incidents with medical devices.
There are many regular yet critical medications that MUST be given to patients whilst in the Emergency Department. Time is of the essence.
86-year-old woman who was last seen by family 2 days ago is brought into the ED. No package of care. Found by daughter on the living room floor.
It’s always important to remember when considering a CT: there is no safe low level of radiation exposure!
Poster submission by Lisa Langton (PACP) & Dawn Lewis (ACP) for the #EM2C2018 conference
A 75-year-old man presents with a 4-day history of a productive cough and is now feeling quite short of breath.
Here's a quick starter's guide on using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in the ED.
Recognition of frailty is important in planning any intervention. Find out how by using the Clinical Frailty Scale.
