Acute mental illness and ED systems
A 26-year-old man with schizophrenia and polysubstance use presents with severe agitation and requires involuntary psychiatric admission.
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A 26-year-old man with schizophrenia and polysubstance use presents with severe agitation and requires involuntary psychiatric admission.
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A nightshift registrar reports excessive night shifts and burnout during morning handover.
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A 23-year-old woman is brought to ED by police with bizarre behaviour four weeks postpartum, found wandering with …
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You are reading an article about a new anticoagulant for the management of atrial fibrillation.
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You discover a consultant colleague injecting fentanyl in the trauma room. The colleague has a history of anxiety …
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A 78-year-old man with advanced dementia dies in the ED overnight with a suspected ruptured AAA previously deemed …
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Your department experienced an adverse event where a patient left without being seen and was later found deceased. …
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You receive a complaint from a patient regarding a missed injury. The patient was discharged from the ED …
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A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty …
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A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties …
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A previously well 35-year-old man presents to a rural ED 90 km from the nearest trauma centre following …
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You are part of a helicopter retrieval service dispatched to a patient who has collapsed on a dive …
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A 42-year-old man presents to your emergency department at midnight with a history of gradually increasing pain to …
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A 30-year-old forklift driver ruptures a source of radioactive caesium chloride while unloading brachytherapy equipment and attempts to …
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You are the expedition doctor for a tour group of adults completing a 3-week trek in the Nepalese …
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A 45-year-old male hasjust arrived in your resus bay. He has been transferred by ambulance from a rural …
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A 32-year-old man with pneumonia requires intubation. He is morbidly obese with BMI 42, actual weight 130 kg …
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A 50-year-old man presents to ED two days post dental extraction with pain on swallowing.
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A 28-year-old man is brought to ED following a rugby match with concern for cervical spine injury. He …
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An elderly woman presents with a painful unilateral facial rash involving the upper face and eye.
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A 60-year-old man has presented to your ED with a history of haematemesis. He is a chronic alcoholic. …
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A 35-year-old man presents with a painful right arm after falling from a jet ski.
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A 34-year-old man presents with sudden onset left-sided neck pain and headache after carrying his child on his …
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A 77-year-old male presents with lower back pain after a recent minor trip. He has a normal lower …
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