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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Intussusception accounts for up to 25% of all abdominal emergencies in children up to the age of five.
AAA is the enlargement of the aortic diameter >1.5 times normal and often an incidental finding. But there's an 85-99% mortality rate!
Liquid detergent capsules pose a risk to children: THEY LOOK LIKE SWEETS!
Many people think essential oils are harmless: WRONG! They're highly toxic household items!
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.
Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) or Type 2 respiratory failure, is a failure of ventilation leading to acute hypercapnia with an element of hypoxia and can be life-threatening.
Asthma is a life-changing disease and (in the UK) about 3 people a day die as a consequence.
Neurological observations must be performed on all patients with a head injury to recognise deterioration and monitor progress.
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants and begins developing outside the uterus, affecting 1-in-80 pregnancies.
Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in blood pressure when transitioning from lying to standing.
