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A 23-year-old woman is brought to ED by police with bizarre behaviour four weeks postpartum, found wandering with …

You are reading an article about a new anticoagulant for the management of atrial fibrillation.

You discover a consultant colleague injecting fentanyl in the trauma room. The colleague has a history of anxiety …

A 78-year-old man with advanced dementia dies in the ED overnight with a suspected ruptured AAA previously deemed …

Your department experienced an adverse event where a patient left without being seen and was later found deceased. …

You receive a complaint from a patient regarding a missed injury. The patient was discharged from the ED …

A grandstand has collapsed at a football ground with up to 400 injured people. You are the duty …

A bomb has detonated at a music concert and a major incident has been declared. Over 40 casualties …

Your Emergency Department Director has noted your previous clinical acumen in caring for older people. They have asked …

A 49-year-old man presents with syncope. He collapsed without warning or prodrome and recovered within a few minutes. …

With respect to Emergency Department Short Stay Units (EDSSUs):

You receive a complaint via the Patient Advocate’s office that a patient was subject to a medication error …

The dermatology service at your large tertiary hospital has proposed that phone consultations regarding rashes/lesions be accompanied by …

There has been a collision between a passenger train and a goods train. There are a large number …

You are a new FACEM and your director has asked you to look into access block and overcrowding …

Your director has requested that you write a protocol for the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in …

A 15-year-old female who is 7 weeks pregnant has presented to ED with PV bleeding. Ultrasound confirms an …

Your ED has received a complaint from the mother of a 5-year-old girl who remained in your department …

A 50-year-old female was seen in your tertiary ED 1 week prior with a deliberate OD of sustained …

You are the consultant in charge of a tertiary ED. An 87-year-old man has been brought in by …