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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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.
You’ve arrived on shift and the patient handed over to you is suddenly looking worse… Don’t you wish someone had made a plan?
ReSPECT is a framework for discussion & documentation about emergency treatment, including CPR in adults and children.
For patients with a life-limiting condition, the outcome of treatment may be uncertain. Patients will often have priorities which are not always about living longer.
There are many regular yet critical medications that MUST be given to patients whilst in the Emergency Department. Time is of the essence.
18-year-old (???) male, tonic clonic seizure >20 minutes. Unresponsive. Known cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
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.
An introduction to the aspects of End of Life Care in the ED using the End of Life Jigsaw from Northampton General Hospital.
Here's a quick starter's guide on using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in the ED.
Recognition of frailty is important in planning any intervention. Find out how by using the Clinical Frailty Scale.
