CAP18: Head Injury

 

The trainee will be able to evaluate the patient who presents with a traumatic head injury, stabilise, assess, appropriate investigate and implement a management plan.

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Emergency Decisions Unit (EDU) Mini Sims
Emergency Decisions Unit (EDU) Mini Sims

For clinicians sometimes working in isolation and with limited equipment, we’ve created two mini-scenarios that would help staff practice the next steps to take when the unexpected occurs.

The Spectrum of Head Injuries
The Spectrum of Head Injuries

The phrase ‘head injury’ covers a multitude of different conditions and scenarios, and is a catch-all term for a spectrum of disease.

F2 Teaching Day (Aug)
F2 Teaching Day (Aug)

A round-up of key learning points from this month’s F2 teaching day. Topics include: Mental Health, Toxicology, Head Injury & End of Life care

Lightning Learning: Facial Fractures
Lightning Learning: Facial Fractures

Fractures of the facial bones are a common presentation to the ED but can lead to airway problems.

Lightning Learning: Neurological Observations in Head Injury
Lightning Learning: Neurological Observations in Head Injury

Neurological observations must be performed on all patients with a head injury to recognise deterioration and monitor progress.

#SimBlog: Lateral Thinking
#SimBlog: Lateral Thinking

A 1-year-old is brought in by ambulance after he started fitting at home. Paramedics have given one dose of Diazepam.

PEST Case 3: Know Your Final Destination
PEST Case 3: Know Your Final Destination

Day 3 of our PEST Day #Simblogs: Know Your Final Destination

#SimBlog: PEST Day 2016
#SimBlog: PEST Day 2016

It's time for more Paediatric Emergency Simulation Training (aka PEST). Five MDT cases all in one day!

#SimBlog: Head Injury & NOACs
#SimBlog: Head Injury & NOACs

73-year-old male with who had a head injury 2 weeks ago now presents with 1 day history of confusion and difficulty walking.

Lightning Learning: Afebrile Seizures In Children
Lightning Learning: Afebrile Seizures In Children

Our Latest quick Bite on an EM Topic

#PEST2015: Major Trauma
#PEST2015: Major Trauma

14-year-old pedestrian hit by a van in hit & run incident at at least 40mph. Loss of consciousness at scene. Scooped & ran as felt too unstable for transfer to Major Trauma Centre (MTC).

Ruling out Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage in the ED
Ruling out Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage in the ED

Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a diagnosis not to miss. But is it more of a headache than a help?

#SimBlog: Head Injury & ICP Control
#SimBlog: Head Injury & ICP Control

Approx 30 y/o male, he is a cyclist hit by a car, no helmet worn. En-route his left pupil has become fixed and dilated.

#SimBlog: Head Injury & Warfarin
#SimBlog: Head Injury & Warfarin

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.

Lightning Learning: Head Injury
Lightning Learning: Head Injury

The latest in our series of quick learning bites, designed to tie in with education and sims running in the department.

 

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