SEPSIS

June 13, 2025

Three large scale multi-centre trials into Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: ProCESS (USA), ARISE(Aus), ProMISe(UK), all showed the same thing. What works is good early… Read more

RCEM – Frailty in the ED

June 10, 2025

As we all know frailty and care of older patients is becoming a more and more important in the ED. The elderly population is growing… Read more

Parkinson’s Disease & can’t swallow

June 10, 2025

We all recognise the importance of ensuring patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) get their medication, but.. What do you do if the patient can’t swallow?… Read more

MERS

June 6, 2025

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) MERS is classified as a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), and although unlikely is serious and could be imported… Read more

Return to Police Custody

May 18, 2025

It is vital that patients returning to police custody as discharged as safely as possible. Part of that is ensuring the custody team has adequate… Read more

Paediatric afebrile seizure pathway

May 12, 2025

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Think -TB

May 2, 2025

The prevalence of Tuberculosis in our region is increasing and has significant issues for both the patient and public health if we miss it. Symptoms… Read more

LA – Toxicity

April 27, 2025

We are regularly doing blocks next to major vessels. So warn the patient of the symptoms, & keep them monitored(at least 15 min). Symptoms of… Read more