Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
Fractures of the facial bones are a common presentation to the ED but can lead to airway problems.
Local Anaesthetics (LAs) are used widely in Emergency Medicine. Toxicity occurs rapidly when LAs enters systemic circulation.
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to reverse the effect of opioid intoxication. Following reversal, patients need to be observed for at least 6 hours longer.
Hip or neck of femur fractures often result from a fall onto the hip and are mostly frailty-related.
Precipitous or ‘unexpected’ deliveries are a stressful time, but they are infrequent in most UK Emergency Departments.
Newborn Life Support (NLS) provides a framework for managing newborn infants who need support at time of birth.
Pre-eclampsia affects pregnant women from around Week 20 until soon after birth. If untreated it can progress to seizures (eclampsia) which can be life-threatening.
Buckle or Torus fractures are a common type of forearm fracture seen in children between the ages of five and ten.
The clavicle is commonly fractured following a fall onto the shoulder, though occasionally resulting from a fall onto an outstretched hand.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune response to infections affecting 1 in 40,000 people each year.
