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Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Mass casualty incident train derailment
A commuter train has derailed in a semi-urban area, and approximately 60 patients are reported. You are the consultant in …
Research design
You are planning to conduct a research project in your ED and are currently working out an appropriate design for …
Simulation
Simulation is increasingly used in emergency medicine education and training across a wide range of settings and for various purposes.
Supporting an impaired colleague
A colleague and friend of yours has volunteered to you in the tearoom that they have been feeling very low …
Missed ovarian torsion
Your director has asked for your review of a recent missed diagnosis of an ovarian torsion within the Emergency Department.
Open disclosure
A registrar in your Emergency Dept has attempted to place a central venous catheter (CVC) in the internal jugular vein …
Major incident
It is a busy Saturday evening in a tertiary ED where you are working as a junior FACEM. The NUM …
Major incident
You are the FACEM in charge of a tertiary hospital ED. You are informed that a major incident has been …
Violence mitigation in the ED
A 25-year-old female has been brought to your ED by ambulance and police escort. She is agitated and physically aggressive, …
Agitated patient
A 37-year-old male is BIBA due to agitation. He is disheveled, pacing and talking to himself. Vitals : <ul><li>Temp 37.8</li><li>HR …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Septic arthritis and needlestick injury
A 32-year-old male presents with atraumatic unilateral knee pain and swelling.
Registrar burnout and rostering
A nightshift registrar reports excessive night shifts and burnout during morning handover.
Postpartum psychosis with infant safety
A 23-year-old woman is brought to ED by police with bizarre behaviour four weeks postpartum, found wandering with her infant …
Interpreting clinical research statistics
You are reading an article about a new anticoagulant for the management of atrial fibrillation.
Impaired colleague and mandatory reporting
You discover a consultant colleague injecting fentanyl in the trauma room. The colleague has a history of anxiety and depression …
Death certification and coroner notification
A 78-year-old man with advanced dementia dies in the ED overnight with a suspected ruptured AAA previously deemed unsuitable for …
Did Not Wait patient safety
Your department experienced an adverse event where a patient left without being seen and was later found deceased. You are …