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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...

A&E: pressure on hospitals has left some on 'brink of collapse'

GP out-of-hours must improve to ease A&E pressure, says RCP

Access to GP out-of-hours services must improve to relieve pressure on NHS hospitals which are on th...

GP stars in YouTube campaign highlighting inappropriate A&E attendances

A Salford GP who acts in her spare time has played a starring role in a series of NHS films on YouTu...

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....

Metered dose inhalers with spacer chambers can be used in the presence of a less severe exacerbation (Photograph: SPL)

Emergency treatment of asthma

Most asthma deaths occur pre-hospital raising the importance of early recognition. By Dr Andrew Bent...

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