#NoF – Fractured Neck of Femur
15-Dec-2024BOAST Guidance #NoF patients (or other fragility fracture) who requiring CT Head (for head injury) also be performed a CT Neck Fragility fractures indicate the patient is at high… Read more
1. Why we get things wrong – “A tale of two systems”
03-Nov-2018Very few of us come to work intent on doing harm. However, despite that we all keep making mistakes. Most of them pass unnoticed and… Read more
2WW – Suspected Cancer
01-Jan-2025Some 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… Read more
Aortic Dissection
16-Apr-2025Aortic Dissection (AD), is uncommon (1 AD:200 ACS) but is…Rapidly FATAL! Unfortunately recognising aortic dissection is difficult with a clinician pickup rate of 15-43%. Read more
Bell’s Palsy
10-Jun-2023Bell’s Plays is a lower motor neurone (LMN) lesion of the facial nerve (CN VII), which causes one side of the face to “droop” [1%… Read more
Bilary Disease
21-Jan-2024Gallstones are common, with a prevalence of approximately 10–15% of adults in Europe and the U.S. Most of the time patients are asymptomatic. but there are several ways… Read more
Button Battery Ingestion
13-Apr-2023Oesophageal Button Battery = Emergency Refer Immediately If anybody is symptomatic after button battery ingestion they need referral to the Surgical team for urgent endoscopic… Read more
Chest Trauma – WYMTN
06-Jan-2024Chest injury as part of major trauma, can range from painful to life threatening so prompt treatment and recognition is vital. Esp. in ‘Silver Trauma’… Read more
Chronic Pancreatitis
07-Nov-2023Chronic pancreatitis is a low grade inflammatory disease of the pancreas. It can occur after an attack of acute pancreatitis or can present on its… Read more
Consenting for Blood Transfusion
02-Dec-2024We frequently consent for Blood Transfusion, but what risks do we tell the patients about and how common are those risks? Read more
Dabigatran Reversal
16-Sep-2019Bleeding on Dabigatran? <C>ABCD – as usual trying to stop bleedBloods: FBC, Clotting, U&E, G&SDiscuss with Haematologist (esp. if taken within 12-24hr)Idarucizumab (PRAXBIND) 5g IVFound… Read more
Dental Abscess
09-Apr-2024Dental Abscess requires a Dentist for Definitive Treatment Symptoms: Dental Pain Unpleasant taste Fever and Malaise Trismus Dysphagia Facial Swelling Regional Lymphadenopathy Tooth Decay Gum… Read more
Diverticulosis, diverticular disease and diverticulitis
30-Dec-2023The prevalence of diverticula Is unknown as most are asymptomatic. However, it is rare before the age of 40 and increases with age. Diverticulosis occurs… Read more
Early Pregnancy Bleed <16/40
27-Nov-2023Bleeding in early pregnancy is a relatively common problem and in the many cases (esp. with spotting) the pregnancy remains viable. However, bleeding in early… Read more
Epistaxis – Management
13-Nov-2023Nose bleeds are a bloody common problem (bad pun intended) – most originating at the front to the nose where there is a cluster of… Read more
Eye Clinic Referral Criteria
08-Jan-2019What should you send to Eye Clinic and how soon? Read more
FERNO Traction Splint
25-Nov-2023How to apply the FERNO traction splint for our in-hospital patients Read more
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
26-Jul-2024Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is common and at best an unpleasant experience for the patient, and at worst can be life threatening. It normal… Read more
Ingested Magnets
20-Apr-2025Ingestion of Strong Magnets is a TIME CRITICAL EMERGENCY (Multiple Magnets OR a single Magnet and Metallic Objects) Strong magnets (such as Neodymium) Now common… Read more
Lateral Canthotomy
07-May-2023Like tension pneumothorax the biggest step is deciding to do it – Remember it it sight saving and they heal well Retrobulbar Haematoma secondary to… Read more
Major Trauma: STOP>SORT>GO
04-Jul-2024YAS crews may on occasions (rarely) bring us a Major Trauma patient that meets the criteria for bypass to the MTC because they have a… Read more
Massive Transfusion Pathway
27-Apr-2021In the case of patient with Massive Haemorrhage weather that be from Trauma, Surgical, O&G, UGIB, you can activate the MTP Remember: Do the Basics… Read more
Necrotising Fasciitis
28-Nov-2024Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rare but serious bacterial infection that affects the soft tissue and fascia (Fournier gangrene, is NF affecting the perineum). In… Read more
Octaplex – work fast its an EMERGENCY!
03-Apr-2024Activate EARLY in head injury patients on warfarin. Order on EPR & Paper [see below] Infuse over no more than 30 min Recheck INR at 30… Read more
Paediatric Surgical Pathway
27-Jun-2024As there are now no longer a paediatric clinical team at HRI, the paediatric surgical pathway is up-dating, this is the current provisional pathway, to… Read more
PEARS
19-Jan-2024Primary Eyecare Acute Referral Scheme Read more
Pre-Arrival Blood (O-ve)
13-Mar-2019On rare occasions you may receive a pre-alert, where you want blood available for the patient when they arrive (for example in major haemorrhage). This… Read more
Referral criteria for ENT clinics (CAS)
08-Dec-2021The following conditions can be referred through the ENT CAS clinic. If same day referral required talk directly with ENT on-call If suitable for CAS… Read more
Retrobulbar haemorrhage
02-Feb-2024What is retrobulbar haemorrhage? Rapidly progressing haemorrhage into the retrobulbar space which is rare but potentially sight threatening. Retrobulbar haemorrhage causes a rapid rise in… Read more
SEPSIS
13-Jun-2025Three 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
Snake Bites
29-Jan-2024In the UK approximately 100 people are envenomated by a snake each year. So what do you need to do if your patient has received… Read more
Surgery Referral Pathway
09-Nov-2020Introduction The Surgical and ED teams have worked closely to provide an agreed process, to aid patient flow through the ED and help to maintain… Read more
Thomas Spint – how to apply
03-Feb-2019Invented by a Welshman ‘Hugh Owen Thomas’, the introduction of this simple device in World War 1 went on to reduce the mortality of #femurs… Read more
Transfusion Care Pathway
13-Jul-2018PDF: Transfusion Care Pathway When giving blood products you need to use the transfusion care pathway. Octaplex Blood/Plt’s/FFP It can be found on intranet >… Read more
Upper GI Bleed (UGIB)
20-Oct-2023Not normally difficult to spot, but look for it in unexplained anaemia, or collapse. Questions Is it VARICEAL? Mortality 35%, so is an emergency whatever… Read more
Urinary Retention
25-Apr-2025A common problem which affects 1 in 10 men between 70-79yrs and 1 in 3 men 80-89yrs (10M:F) Signs/Symptoms Unable to pass urine (may be… Read more
Urology Referral Pathways
01-Jul-2021Referral The first point of contact for urology advice and referral is the general surgical SHO. This is the on-call surgical SHO carrying the on-call… Read more
Vascular Emergencies (Regional Pathways)
27-Dec-2023Intro Vascular surgery has been reconfigured across etc region. The vascular oncall will be based at BRI 24/7. Multiple pathways have been developed below to… Read more