Tachycardia, tachypnoea and confusion, but its not sepsis...
Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
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 in Sim Blog
The story of a girl who left the party at midnight and attends your ED with only one shoe...
A 28-year-old presented having taken an unknown quantity of propranolol overnight. Found in a collapsed state in the assessment area.
A 5-day-old baby girl is brought to ED by mum with poor feeding, sleepiness and fast breathing.
57-year-old with collapse following an episode of haematemesis. Hypotensive pre-hospital despite 1500mls IV fluids."
Sepsis kills. We simulated how to identify and manage a child presenting with Sepsis.
This week's sim was a little like the Kobayashi Maru Test... sometimes the outcome is never going to be good.