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Acute pelvic pain - red flag symptoms

Red flag symptoms to look out for in presentations of pelvic pain (in both men and women)....

When contacting the emergency services, remember ‘ETHANE’ (Photograph: SPL)

Emergency medicine - Pre-hospital trauma care

What to do when faced with an emergency trauma situation, including how to triage and manage casualt...

Choking in adults and children

A guide to recognising and managing of choking in adults and children, including differentiating bet...

Sepsis case study

A case of a 39-year-old man who presented with swelling and pain in his scrotum and penis highlights...

Emergency medicine: Acute coronary syndromes

Emergency care for patients with suspected MI....

Patients should be trained in the use of adrenaline autoinjectors (Photograph: SPL)

Managing anaphylaxis during an emergency

Distinguishing between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis, identifying the underlying cause and th...

Pancreatitis (blue) is most often caused by gallstones or alcohol abuse (Photograph: SPL)

Acute pancreatitis

Suspected cases of acute pancreatitis require urgent admission to hospital, writes Dr Simon Gowda....

Give high concentration oxygen (Photograph: SPL)

Emergency medicine - The management of shock in primary care

Aside from rapid transfer to hospital, some interventions can be life-saving....

Blood film showing ovalomacrocytes (large oval red cells) and hypersegmented neutrophils (Photograph: SPL)

Management of pernicious anaemia

This condition predominantly affects the elderly. By Dr Anicee Danaee and Dr Deepti Radia....

A psychiatric assessment will be necessary after deliberate overdose (Photograph: Jason Heath Lancy)

Emergency Medicine - Management of the poisoned patient

Try to establish exactly what has been taken and when, write Dr Andrew Goddard and Dr James Dear....

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