CAP5: Blackout & Collapse

 

The trainee will be able to assess a patient presenting with a collapse to produce a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, formulate and implement a management plan (see also Syncope and Falls).

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#SimBlog: I'm fine Doc, honestly!
#SimBlog: I'm fine Doc, honestly!

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.

Lightning Learning: Long QT Syndrome
Lightning Learning: Long QT Syndrome

Long QT Syndrome affects 1 in 2,500 people worldwide and is a congenital (or acquired) disorder that causes the QT interval to become prolonged.

Lightning Learning: Trifascicular Block
Lightning Learning: Trifascicular Block

Trifascicular block is a combination of heart block with a bifascicular block and can be 'complete' or 'incomplete'.

Lightning Learning: Orthostatic Hypotension
Lightning Learning: Orthostatic Hypotension

Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in blood pressure when transitioning from lying to standing.

The End of Life Care Jigsaw
The End of Life Care Jigsaw

An introduction to the aspects of End of Life Care in the ED using the End of Life Jigsaw from Northampton General Hospital.

Lightning Learning: SADS
Lightning Learning: SADS

Every week 12 young people in the UK die unexpectedly from a heart condition they didn’t know they had…

#SimBlog: Feeling The Heat?
#SimBlog: Feeling The Heat?

"Terry (71) was out in the garden watering his potatoes, when he felt unwell and collapsed."

Lightning Learning: Falls Risk
Lightning Learning: Falls Risk

30% of people >65 years and 50% of people >80 years fall at least once a year.

#SimBlog: Major Haemorrhage
#SimBlog: Major Haemorrhage

57-year-old with collapse following an episode of haematemesis. Hypotensive pre-hospital despite 1500mls IV fluids."

#SimBlog: Stealth Trauma
#SimBlog: Stealth Trauma

86 y/o female. Fall from standing hitting her chest against a set of drawers. Has been on the floor for 24 hrs.

Lightning Learning: Stealth Trauma
Lightning Learning: Stealth Trauma

Stealth Trauma is when a low impact mechanism can cause severe injuries in frail older people.

Lightning Learning: Hypothermia
Lightning Learning: Hypothermia

Quick learning bites on EM topics.

Lightning Learning: Capacity
Lightning Learning: Capacity

1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.

Lightning Learning: Problems in Pregnancy
Lightning Learning: Problems in Pregnancy

Pregnant women are at increased risk of infections & sepsis. Signs & symptoms can be subtle.

 

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