Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
All tagged PMP6
18-year-old (???) male, tonic clonic seizure >20 minutes. Unresponsive. Known cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
This week we look at decreased conscious levels in children; and how medical staff can maintain performance when they’re not at their physical best.
Status Epilepticus is generally defined as any single or multiple convulsions lasting 30 minutes or more.
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mum with fast breathing and vomiting...
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…
A pre-alert is made for a 5-year-old boy who is screaming in pain complaining of a sudden onset headache. His GCS drops during assessment…
Working the ED can often be complicated, there can be distractions and developments that make even a simple case more complex than it should be.
"Terry (71) was out in the garden watering his potatoes, when he felt unwell and collapsed."
"A 2 week old baby boy is brought to the ED with concerns of poor feeding, vomiting and sleepiness."
A 6-month-old child is brought to the ED by her mum with a 3-day history of diarrhoea and vomiting.
