Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies

In an acute adult emergency department, management of pediatric emergencies can be daunting and challenging. 
This lecture make it as easy as ABC and discuss the common presentations of pediatric emergencies.

• Croup
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Sepsis

Medical and Surgical Part 11: Management of fall in A&E

The management of falls and its prevention in a hospital institution is emphasized and reinforced to new and veteran nurses to prevent complications and medical legal suits on the hospital. On the other spectrum, elderly form 2/3 of the populations that fell and suffered morality and morbidity issues.

In the lecture, we look at one of the hospitals management of falls.

Medical and Surgical Part 12: Vomiting management

 

Vomiting is one of the most common symptoms presented to the emergency department.
In this lecture, we look at the possible causes of vomiting, the pharmacological and non pharmacological management of vomiting, complications and its management.

Medical and Surgical Part 13: Violent patient

Managing a violent patient should never be the patient but rather the safety of health care provider. In the emergency nursing department, violent patient mild to severe can be seen and emergency nurses do experience some form of abuse be it physical or verbal. Learning to manage such patients is challenging. The lecture will cover the approach, safety considerations, etiologies behind violent patients and various techniques in containing the violent patient in emergency department setting.

Medical and Surgical Part 10: Suicidal Patient

Management of a suicidal patient is a integral component of mental health nursing. The fundamental aspect of managing a suicidal patient is to protect himself/herself from future harm during the acute phase prior transfer to definitive care. The lecture will cover the management of this group of patients.

Medical and Surgical Part 9: Mengiitis

Meningitis is an infection of the brain and the spinal cord. In this lecture, we will state the possible causes of meningitis, identify the clinical features of meningitis and outline the treatment 

Medical and Surgical Part 8: Diabetic Emergency

In this diabetic emergency lecture, the objectives are

– Identify the types of Diabetes.
– Outline the pathophysiology of Diabetes. 
– Identify the clinical manifestation of Diabetes. 
– Outline the management of Diabetes.
– Identify the complications of Diabetes.

Two of the most common diabetic emergencies are hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Emergency nurses must be well versed in managing these conditions.