You may have recently read in the media recommendations from a coroner’s report regarding the death of a man in the Taranaki Emergency Department. While these recommendations apply to the Emergency Department setting, now is a good time for urgent care to remember our role in preventing falls, particularly in the elderly. The risk of…
The movie, Sliding Doors, shows how a simple act like missing getting on a train can result in two different storylines unfurling.
Considering sliding door moments in your practice is a good way to reflect on practice and allows for recognising ways to improve practice.
Adventitious bursae arrive throughout life and are not present at birth.
When considering the broad topic of the upper respiratory tract infection, catarrh and coryza is mentioned. What are they and why do old and outdated medical terms still persist.
When making acute referrals to hospital, there are times when the communication is not as straightforward as you would want. There are many reasons for this but interpersonal and inter professional relationships are at the core of effective communication.
Dame Jilly Cooper died of an acute subdural haematoma, following a fall.
Pathways for CT head in adults exist to guide us in determining who needs a CT, but we must not forget the importance of safety netting all elderly people after head injury and to consider measures to prevent patients sustaining head injuries in the first place.
Sparklers are a common, handheld firework that are popular with all ages, especially children. As they are held in front of your face, can they cause eye injuries?
We must be thorough in reviewing patients who have had direct trauma to their eyes. Objects that are small enough that the orbit provides no protection are of increased concern. In addition to other injuries, we need to be aware of orbital floor fractures and commotio retinae.
Pisa syndrome is rare, but identifiable in urgent care and associated with drugs we will commonly see. It is a reversible condition. It highlights the importance of a full drug history and to consider medications as causes of strange symptoms.
The College has endorsed an online course from Taikura that offers an introduction to Māori health Taikura offer a 4-hour online introductory course to Māori health, created by Dr Elana Curtis, that has been endorsed as a CPD activity. The introductory course offers the following learning objectives: Explore your understandings of traditional and contemporary Māori…