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.
The phrase ‘head injury’ covers a multitude of different conditions and scenarios, and is a catch-all term for a spectrum of disease.
In situ simulation is integral to supporting improvement and safety in the high-risk area of emergency medicine.
Multi-vehicle road traffic accident with side on collision. 8-year-old in rear passenger seat. C-spine immobilised, pain identified in left chest, left lower abdomen and left hip.
SCIWORA: Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiological Abnormality accounts for 6-19% of spinal cord injuries in children, and 9-14% in adults.
86 y/o female. Fall from standing hitting her chest against a set of drawers. Has been on the floor for 24 hrs.
A 71-year-old male is brought into the ER by paramedics with the history of difficulty in walking for a day and acute confusion.
A 16-year-old female hit by van travelling in excess of 40mph. Knocked out at scene. Scoop and run by EMAS.
