First take a good history, not ALL chest pain needs to be investigated as ACS. However, its worth noting older patients and women are more… Read more

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… Read more

Time Critical Medication (TCM) is scheduled medication that the patient is already on when they present to the Emergency Department (ED). The medications are “time… Read more

There is rapidly growing evidence, outcomes for children are improved by early attendance at specialist sites. As there is NO onsite paediatric speciality provision at… Read more

Before you start  Whats the cause? – treating the precipitant often sorts the AF (adding B-Blockers to Sepsis can make things worse) Stable or Unstable? … Read more

Death is a once in a lifetime experience and as healthcare professionals, we have only one opportunity to get it right. This guide has been… Read more

  CHFT Case of the Week 12 – SUFE   This weeks case is an interesting presentation of a non weight bearing child who had… Read more

Three large scale multi-centre trials into Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: ProCESS (USA), ARISE(Aus), ProMISe(UK), all showed the same thing. What works is good early… Read more