Year 5 : Emergency Medicine (EMERG MED)
- Mr John Brecknell
- john.brecknell@bhrhospitals.nhs.uk
Introduction
In this module you will acquire knowledge and skills required in the prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and urgent aspects of illness and injury. Through talks, lectures, tutorials and placements you will learn about the different areas of emergency and acute medicine, including medical acute admissions, resuscitation, Majors – assessment and care, CDU, minor injuries and Immediate Life Support. The student is expected to learn a range of practical and diagnostic skills, for example, venesection, cannula insertion, ECG and CXR interpretation.
There is no exam for this module, students will be assessed via their logbooks.
Sessions
Lecture: Acid-Base Regulation
Lecture: Venous thromboembolism
Lecture: Electrolytes and Metabolic Disturbance
Lecture: Diabetic Emergencies
Lecture: Resuscitation End Points
Lecture: What Fluid?
- Understand the basic physiology of body fluid compartmentation and the need for fluid therapy.
- Describe the fluids available and the pros and cons of choosing a fluid.
- Know when to use crystalloids and colloids for fluid therapy.
- Discuss fluid therapy in relation to acid-base regulation.
- Discuss intravenous fluid therapy.
- Discuss the use of transfusion.
Lecture: How to identify the sick patient
- Consider the appropriateness of initial treatment and its impact on patient well-being.
- Recognise the types of deficiences in the care of the acutely ill.
- Know of the common causes of sub-optimal patient care.
- Be able to carry out the initial assessment and diagnosis of the acutely ill patient.
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of the critically ill-patient.
Lecture: Shock
Lecture: Trauma Care
