Bloody Pain Management! I was thinking today we suck at pain management. I can definitely manage this patient’s pain better. So why don’t I? Why do I struggle to manage my patient’s analgesia? Am I too busy? What’s the problem? Why does my medical student think giving pain relief is a bad idea? If this is an issue … More We Suck – 6 Tips for Controlling Pain in the Emergency Department
Handwashing The Touch of Death – Hand Hygiene This topic was important at Medical School. You got at least one mark in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in, well, pretty much every OSCE exam. Whether you lost or gained marks for hand hygiene in the mandatory Basic Life Support ‘CPR’ station is uncertain but … More Semmelweis, Germ Theory and Hand Hygiene
Take Homes (8/12/14) Chest Pain and Risk Assessment (Louise Cullen – Brisbane) Key note address by Dr Louise Cullen Chest Pain is a very Common ED presentation with evolving clinical standards Appropriate History, Examination and Investigations are required ‘High Stakes’ for Missing ACS – historically high mortality in missed Myocardial Infarction In the ED the primary goals are … More EM Conference Highlights 1
(1) TESTS Investigations and Tests: Be ‘judicious’ with your choice of tests. Please don’t send alpha-1 antitrypsin, c-peptide, diazepam levels or mast cell tryptase! (or a D-dimer without thought) By all means take your histories with brevity and send off appropriate tests early. This will save time and help you achieve the necessary time targets at … More 10 ways to survive your time in Emergency
SYNCOPE PDF HANDOUT – CLICK HERE Syncope in the Emergency Department (ED) Introduction Syncope is common accounting for about 1 in 50 of Emergency Department (ED) presentations. It is recurrent in 30% of patients and is characterised by a ‘Brief loss of consciousness that resolves without intervention’. Syncope is derived from Greek “syn” – with and … More Collapse and Syncope
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