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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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.
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.
An introduction to the aspects of End of Life Care in the ED using the End of Life Jigsaw from Northampton General Hospital.
57-year-old with collapse following an episode of haematemesis. Hypotensive pre-hospital despite 1500mls IV fluids."
A 51-year-old male is brought into the ER by paramedics with a history of fresh haematemesis over the preceding 3 hours.
A 61-year-old male is brought to the ER by paramedics with a history of 3 episodes of fresh haematemesis over the preceding 3 hours.
Varices account for 5-12% of acute upper GI bleeds and increase the risk of mortality of patients.
The latest in our series of quick learning bites, designed to tie in with education and sims running in the department.
