What is a ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Equivalent?

These ECG criteria identify patients who require immediate reperfusion therapy as pe...

The CASE

A 58 yo patient has called the ambulance, as he is having palpitations and is feeling unwell. He has a past medical history of ischaemic hea...

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 A literature review of the latest in Bronchiolitis management. Also a review of thermometers (or as we like to call them random number generators)

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The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to confirm that the patient is being ventilated and during cardiac arrest. It...

Do steroids decrease mortality in patients with severe community acquired pneumonia?

Community acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of death from ...

 CASE

A 36 yo woman presented to the emergency department complaining of numb feet. “I can’t feel the pedals in the car when I’m driving…….. It start...

Case 1

A 35 yo male presents with palpitations and pleuritic chest pain. He’s recently had a viral illness but has no other medical history. At 1am i...

 The CASE

A 7 yo child is brought in by ambulance after having tonic clonic seizures that morning. The whole family had been travelling for a holiday...

 Bell's Palsy is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neurone) palsy. There is usually a sudden onset of facial weakness, that progressively ...

 The CASE

52 yo with chest pain and hypotension

It’s a busy afternoon in a rural emergency department and the ambulance bring in a 52 yo with centra...

In this Papercut review we look at some major studies and what they tell us about the use of Adrenaline in cardiac arrest. Adrenaline is the most used...