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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Many people think essential oils are harmless: WRONG! They're highly toxic household items!
Organophosphates are used in at least 50% of the world's pesticides and poisoning can be rapidly fatal. Find out how to reverse the blockade and decontaminate the patient.
Here's a quick guide for identifying the signs of paracetamol overdose and what to do in the Emergency Department.
A 46-year-old man who has been admitted to EDU on an alcohol pathway. He has been on the ward for a few hours to sober up.
An unconscious 18-month-old child is brought to the ED by the babysitter who reveals she left a bottle of methadone in her bag…
80-year-old female. Found unwell by relatives and slightly drowsy. Feeling low since husband died 6 months earlier. Hx of having taken OD.
Tachycardia, tachypnoea and confusion, but its not sepsis...
Ethanol is not the only alcohol your patient can drink…
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.
