Chest Pain – A Perilous Presentation? When a patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) the priority is to consider ‘life-threatening’ conditions. Chest pain is given a high triage ‘urgency’ because Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Pulmonary Embolism and Aortic Dissection can all present with chest pain and are time-dependent life-threatening diagnoses. Common and Life-threatening Causes of … More ECG – The “MI Equivalents”
EMIG Review by Alexander Carroll, Mandy Wang The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) donned their pilot hats, economy seating and in-flight menus in a workshop that aimed to educate students on common medical emergencies faced at 30,000 feet. Over the course of two workshops on the 14th & 15th of March, approximately 60 Westmead students from … More A Journey on EMIG Air
Workshop 2016 In Flight Emergencies PRINTABLE HANDOUT – CLICK HERE March 2016 brings us the first Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) workshop of the year. We are looking forward to this week’s session on inflight emergencies. Here we present some brief information (workshop pre-reading) about ‘in-flight emergencies’ based on the recent NEJM article by Nable et al … More Mile High Medicine
Breaking the Silence with Dr Fernando Pisani Dr Fernando Pisani and the Forensic Medical Unit (FMU) are bringing domestic violence forensics to light in Western Sydney. His achievements have been highlighted this month by the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Domestic violence and sexual assault are constantly making headlines in Australia. The work of … More Domestic Violence
Welcome Welcome to Westmead’s Emergency Department (ED). We hope that you enjoy your time with us at the Western Clinical School and have an educational and enjoyable experience with us when you come to the ED. The brief emergency medicine rotation in year 3 is an experience aimed at teaching students the necessary skills … More Welcome 2016 Medical Students
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