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84 year-old woman from home with central chest pain following a fall. Background of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes to your tertiary centre.

84 year-old woman from home with central chest pain following a fall. Background of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes to your tertiary centre.

62 year-old woman with two hours of central crushing chest pain. Smoker, hypertension. ETA 30 minutes.

45 year-old man with two hours of central chest pain. Smoker, significant family history of IHD. ETA 20 minutes.

86 year-old woman with two hours of dull chest pain and dizziness. Ex-smoker with hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes.

58 year-old man with one week of pleuritic chest pain and SOB. Background of previous pericarditis. ETA 30 minutes.

30-year-old male presents following a work place injury. A 20cm metal rod has fallen on his face, resulting in a penetrating orbital injury.

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46-year-old male with one hour of central crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, morbidly obese and a heavy smoker.

A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed

A 30 year old woman who is currently 30 weeks gestation presents to the ED with abrupt, severe right loin pain.

A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed

A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fevers, cough and night sweats and recent weight loss.