HAP25: Poisoning

The trainee will be able to assess the patient with poisoning to produce a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, and formulate and implement a management plan.

 
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Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)
Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)

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.

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.

Paediatric ER Drill: Team Comms wearing AGP PPE
Paediatric ER Drill: Team Comms wearing AGP PPE

The EM3 team has designed and tested a simple, low-fidelity simulation drill focussing on non-verbal communication for those struggling to be heard whilst wearing AGP-level PPE.

Lightning Learning: Serotonin Syndrome
Lightning Learning: Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug-induced condition caused by increased serotonergic activity in the brain's synaptic clefts.

Lightning Learning: LSD
Lightning Learning: LSD

Since the 1960’s LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) has been one of the most trending synthetic hallucinogens used at clubs and raves, and is currently on the rise.

Lightning Learning: Methaemoglobinaemia
Lightning Learning: Methaemoglobinaemia

Methaemoglobinaemia is a rare but life-threatening emergency that can be fully reversed. It is characterised by an increase in the amount of MetHb in the blood.

Lightning Learning: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Lightning Learning: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide can't be seen, can't be smelled and can't be heard. But it CAN be stopped. Learn what the mild, severe and long-term effects of CO poisoning can have on a person.

#SimBlog: Will you just hurry up!
#SimBlog: Will you just hurry up!

35-year-old male attending ED admitting to taking an overdose of amitriptyline. Very reluctant to talk, but when he does answer he's very obnoxious and keen to leave.

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: Iron Overdose
Lightning Learning: Iron Overdose

Careful calculation of elemental iron is important to determine toxicity. Severe overdose can range from 75-150 mg/kg and be potentially fatal.

Lightning Learning: Local Anaesthetic Toxicity
Lightning Learning: Local Anaesthetic Toxicity

Local Anaesthetics (LAs) are used widely in Emergency Medicine. Toxicity occurs rapidly when LAs enters systemic circulation.

Symptomatic Relief?
Symptomatic Relief?

Poster submission by Felix Hay (tPACP) & Dr Damian Roland for the #EM2C2018 conference

Lightning Learning: Liquitabs
Lightning Learning: Liquitabs

Liquid detergent capsules pose a risk to children: THEY LOOK LIKE SWEETS!

Lightning Learning: Essential Oils
Lightning Learning: Essential Oils

Many people think essential oils are harmless: WRONG! They're highly toxic household items!

Lightning Learning: Organophosphate Poisoning
Lightning Learning: Organophosphate Poisoning

Organophosphates are used in at least 50% of the world's pesticides and poisoning can be rapidly fatal. Find out how to reverse the blockade and decontaminate the patient.

Lightning Learning: Paracetamol Overdose
Lightning Learning: Paracetamol Overdose

Here's a quick guide for identifying the signs of paracetamol overdose and what to do in the Emergency Department.

#SimBlog: Methadone Ingestion
#SimBlog: Methadone Ingestion

An unconscious 18-month-old child is brought to the ED by the babysitter who reveals she left a bottle of methadone in her bag…

#SimBlog: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
#SimBlog: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Ethanol is not the only alcohol your patient can drink…

#SimBlog: Beta-blocker Overdose
#SimBlog: Beta-blocker Overdose

A 28-year-old presented having taken an unknown quantity of propranolol overnight. Found in a collapsed state in the assessment area.

Lightning Learning: Pabrinex
Lightning Learning: Pabrinex

Pabrinex is not just for alcoholics. Consider it in anybody at risk of refeeding (e.g. malnutrition)

#SimBlog: Absconded Teenager
#SimBlog: Absconded Teenager

You enter the cubicle and the patient is gone... what would you do?

Lightning Learning: Suicide Risk
Lightning Learning: Suicide Risk

Suicide risk assessment is hard, especially in the ED. However, the SAD PERSONS score can be helpful when taking a history.

#SimBlog: Co-codamol Overdose
#SimBlog: Co-codamol Overdose

31 y/o female, found unresponsive by her housemates. Empty packets of tablets in the room. She smells of alcohol.

 

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