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Broad complex tachycardia
A 55-year-old male is brought in by ambulance with palpitations. He is placed into a resus bay and has intravenous …
Respiratory sepsis with hypoxia
A 78-year-old woman with COAD, diabetes and hypothyroidism presents with shortness of breath and respiratory sepsis. On arrival she looks …
Paediatric drowning with cardiac arrest
A 2-year-old boy is brought in following cardiac arrest after being found at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool. …
Seizure due to severe hyponatraemia
A 64-year-old female presents with an altered conscious state following a seizure. Initial ABG shows pH 7.32, PCO2 31 mmHg, …
Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage with shock
An 18-year-old male is brought in by ambulance with several episodes of large volume haemoptysis 10 days post tonsillectomy. He …
Preterm neonatal resuscitation and debrief
An emergency alarm is activated in your ED after precipitous delivery of a preterm baby in the carpark.
Diabetic ketoacidosis with high anion gap acidosis
A 30-year-old female is brought in by ambulance with multiple episodes of vomiting and abdominal pain. She has a past …
Ventilated severe asthma with deterioration
A young woman with an estimated weight of 50 kg has just been intubated for severe asthma and is currently …
PEA cardiac arrest with ultrasound
A 27-year-old female has collapsed at home. She develops a narrow-complex PEA arrest en route to hospital. The paramedics are …
Understanding research methodology
Questions relating to evidence-based medicine and interpretation of research.
Open disclosure following adverse outcome
A 58-year-old man was discharged from the ED after presenting with chest pain and died at home three days later. …
Advanced care directives in emergency care
A 75-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance following a witnessed collapse at home. She has a …
Emergency department performance metrics
Complete the table by listing examples of performance metrics or indicators used to assess and monitor the quality of care …
Train collision mass casualty incident
There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number of serious …
Paediatric extradural haematoma transfer
A 6-year-old boy presents after being struck on the side of the head by a baseball. He has an isolated …
Retrieval of polytrauma patient
You are a member of a retrieval team tasked by helicopter to retrieve a 25-year-old patient from a small peripheral …
Elder abuse assessment
An 83-year-old man is brought in from home following a fall three days prior. He lives with his son who …
Acute confusion in an older adult
A 70-year-old female is brought in acutely confused. She is normally independent in her activities of daily living but has …
Older patient safety in the emergency department
Your Emergency Department Director has asked you to provide input into developing standards of care for older people attending the …
Elderly fall with metabolic derangement
An 82-year-old woman has been found on the floor at home following a fall 24 hours prior.
- GCS 14
- HR 115
- HR …
Unwell neonate
A 6-day-old girl presents lethargic and tachypnoeic with hypotension, hypoxia and a loud cardiac murmur. You are concerned about congenital …
Heat stroke with status epilepticus
A 3-year-old boy is brought to ED with prolonged and ongoing seizure activity after being found locked in the back …
Brief resolved unexplained event
Indie is a 12-week-old baby brought in by ambulance after an episode at home where she went floppy and dusky …
Neonatal hypoglycaemia with seizure
A 14-day-old boy presents to ED with drowsiness. His parents saw his eyes deviate to one side and some lip …