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You receive a complaint from a patient regarding a missed injury. The patient was discharged from the ED with a …

A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty consultant in …

A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties with blast …

Your Emergency Department Director has noted your previous clinical acumen in caring for older people. They have asked you to …

A 49-year-old man presents with syncope. He collapsed without warning or prodrome and recovered within a few minutes. No injuries …

With respect to Emergency Department Short Stay Units (EDSSUs):

You receive a complaint via the Patient Advocate’s office that a patient was subject to a medication error whilst in …

The dermatology service at your large tertiary hospital has proposed that phone consultations regarding rashes/lesions be accompanied by images taken …

There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number of serious …

You are a new FACEM and your director has asked you to look into access block and overcrowding your emergency …

Your director has requested that you write a protocol for the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in your tertiary …

A 15-year-old female who is 7 weeks pregnant has presented to ED with PV bleeding. Ultrasound confirms an ectopic pregnancy …

Your ED has received a complaint from the mother of a 5-year-old girl who remained in your department overnight after …

A 50-year-old female was seen in your tertiary ED 1 week prior with a deliberate OD of sustained release verapamil. …

You are the consultant in charge of a tertiary ED. An 87-year-old man has been brought in by ambulance. He …