There are approximately 20'000 strangulation victims each year in the UK
1:11 sexual assault victims
Strangulation/Hanging/Suffocation are the most common suicide method in Wales and England
There are approximately 20'000 strangulation victims each year in the UK
1:11 sexual assault victims
Strangulation/Hanging/Suffocation are the most common suicide method in Wales and England
HHS (A.K.A. HONK) is a diabetic emergency, but unlike DKA we don’t always think about it.
Patients with HHS are often elderly with multiple co-morbidities, and they are always very sick.
Some patients present to ED with symptoms or investigations suspicious an undiagnosed cancer, but don’t require emergency admission. To reduce the barriers to care the trust has implemented a referral route for ED.
Once completed the PPC team will review the request and feed them into either “Fast-Track Clinics” if further workup required or MDT’s if fits those pathways.
This should allow our patients quick access to appropriate clinics, without the inherent delays and wasted clinical time of asking the patient to attend their GP. BMA/NHSe
Remember: is it a haemolysed blood sample? (you can do an iSTAT)
Severity
We frequently consent for Blood Transfusion, but what risks do we tell the patients about and how common are those risks?
For many conditions the patient should be informed to stop driving and inform the DVLA of their condition. It is the patients responsibility to inform the DVLA, and we should encourage them to do so.
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There have been >100 patients identified as having Mpox in the UK during the current outbreak. Most of these cases have been amongst men who have sex with men.
Reports have suggested that although lesions occur any where including palms and soles. Genital lessons and lymphadenopathy are very common
March 2024 – UKHSA warn there is increasing cases in DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), so stay vigilant in travellers from central Africa.