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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This week is a quick visual reminder when remembering the basics of chest x-rays in adults. It’s as simple as DRS-ABDCE!
As manual ventilation is an aerosol-generating procedure we made this small reminder to use a filter on adult & paediatric bag valve masks to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19
CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure delivered via a tight-fitting mask. Typically used for patients with Type-1 respiratory failure with persistently low SPO2 despite supplemental O2.
Pain is the most common presenting complaint to ED that's poorly recognised and under-treated, delaying treatment. Find out what to do when pain is mild, moderate or severe.
For diabetics, hypoglycaemia is defined as a CBG <4.00 mmol/L (‘four is the floor’). For non-diabetics, it is often defined as a CBG <3.3 mmol/L.
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug-induced condition caused by increased serotonergic activity in the brain's synaptic clefts.
Croup is an upper airway disorder common amongst infants and children, indicated by a "seal/dog-like" barking cough.
The SBAR tool helps to convey information effectively in a range of situations including handovers, referrals and when seeking senior advice.
The Yellow Card Scheme is used to report defective, counterfeit or side effects of medicines, vaccines and other blood products. It can also be used to report adverse incidents with medical devices.
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?
