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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This week we have been testing four of our recently released Resus Drills to see how well each works in practice and what we learned from staff feedback.
Precipitous or ‘unexpected’ deliveries are a stressful time, but they are infrequent in most UK Emergency Departments.
Perimortem C-section is an emergency surgical procedure performed on a pregnant woman in cardiac arrest in order to save her life.
Pre-eclampsia affects pregnant women from around Week 20 until soon after birth. If untreated it can progress to seizures (eclampsia) which can be life-threatening.
A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago.
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants and begins developing outside the uterus, affecting 1-in-80 pregnancies.
A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago. She's had 2 episodes of vomiting since the onset of pain.
27-year-old female. 33/40 primigravida, brought in by ambulance. She has been fitting for 10 mins.
21-year-old female, self-presented to ED with a 6-hour history of abdo pain and vomiting. She's had 2 loose stools.
Pregnant women are at increased risk of infections & sepsis. Signs & symptoms can be subtle.
