Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
Around 1-in-3 older patients admitted as an emergency will die within 12 months of admission. However, many will benefit from a palliative approach to care alongside their treatment.
What you can do when confronted with problems of poor mental health, suicide and substance misuse in your colleagues.
AML peak incidence is 85-89 years. Patients may present with severe sepsis or DIC, however, many won’t be critically ill on presentation.
This week we have been testing four of our recently released Resus Drills to see how well each works in practice and what we learned from staff feedback.
A large muscular 15-year-old adolescent is walked in by hospital security clutching a blood-soaked sheet with a knife sticking out his right leg.
There are many regular yet critical medications that MUST be given to patients whilst in the Emergency Department. Time is of the essence.
The phrase ‘head injury’ covers a multitude of different conditions and scenarios, and is a catch-all term for a spectrum of disease.
There are on average 1000-2000 cases of scarlet fever every winter in the UK, with children aged 4-8 years among the most affected.
In situ simulation is integral to supporting improvement and safety in the high-risk area of emergency medicine.
Commonly affecting 2-4 infants per 1000 between 4-6 weeks of age when the pyloric muscle becomes thickened and obstructs the passage of milk into the bowel.
