SAQ Library : Anaesthetics

A 78-year-old man presents with a fall and a painful left hip.

A morbidly obese man is brought to your ED following a rollover MVA. His estimated weight is 210kg. …

You are preparing to intubate a patient in the ED.

A 17-year-old man has presented to your rural ED following a quadbike accident where he impacted a wire …

A 78-year-old woman with COAD, diabetes and hypothyroidism presents with shortness of breath and respiratory sepsis. On arrival …

A 2-year-old boy is brought in following cardiac arrest after being found at the bottom of a backyard …

A young woman with an estimated weight of 50 kg has just been intubated for severe asthma and …

A 21-year-old man presents one hour after inhaling nitrous oxide directly from a medical-grade canister. He develops throat …

A 4-year-old girl receives IV ketamine for procedural sedation to suture a forehead laceration. She vomits, develops stridor, …

A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presents with sats of 75%, central cyanosis and poor respiratory effort. He …

A 32-year-old man with pneumonia requires intubation. He is morbidly obese with BMI 42, actual weight 130 kg …

A 28-year-old man is brought to ED following a rugby match with concern for cervical spine injury. He …

As resuscitationists, we otien need to anticipate and prepare for the ‘difficult airway’ in the ED.

A 75-year-old female is brought in by ambulance obtunded following collapse at home. She has a past history …

A 54-year-old female presents to your Emergency Department with left wrist pain following a trip and fall. She …

You are the tertiary ED consultant on duty. Your team is treating a 40-year-old male with severe life-threatening …

A 6-month-old boy presents obtunded in septic shock and requires intubation.

Approximately 45 minutes ago you intubated a 25-year-old male with suxamethonium and propofol in your ED. His nurse …

You have just performed an RSI on a patient with acute severe asthma. Shortly after intubation you look …

You are working in a regional coastal emergency department. A 34-year-old male presents with multiple lacerations to the …

You are in charge of a busy evening shift, when the buzzer goes off in one of the …

You are walking past the resus bay where a 50-year-old man has just been intubated by other members …