Hyperammoniacal Encephalopathy
A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. Aspirin administered with viral illness. Reye syndrome.
Trauma! Extremity Injuries
A case-based approach to the assessment and managment of major extremity trauma in the emergency department.
Mediterranean recluse bite necroses cartilage
Short case report from the Netherlands today. It involves a 22 year old woman who went to Italy on vacation, and one night woke up with left ear pain. This progressed to a small vesicle, then to swelling of the…
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures II
A Q&A approach to the management of pelvic trauma including pelvic stabilisation, control of hemorrhage and when to scan, operate or go to the angiography suite.
Hip and Pelvis Injuries
LITFL looks at the latest review from EBMedicine on pelvic and hip injuries in the emergency department. Test your knowledge now!
Big powder, bigger injuries
Go to almost any mountain resort and you’ll see that skiers and snowboarders are not alike. Even though snowboarding has been popular for nearly 30 years, there is still very little overlap between the two cultures. This extends to injuries…
Jellybean 100 with Claire Kerr
JellyBean 100...with Miss Claire Kerr, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Mastering Intensive Care 035 with Paul Wischmeyer
Mastering Intensive Care Episode 35 with Paul Wischmeyer - Never underestimate the simple things we do to our patients
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned medical trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
miniRAGE: ATACC
Cliff Reid and Brian Burns talk about a recent life-changing experience… participation in the amazing ATACC course.
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures I
A Q&A approach to the assessment of trauma patients with pelvic injury, including examination, investigations and complications.
Canteloupe listeriosis
Listeria monocytogenes, a gram positive rod, is the leading cause of fatal foodborne infections in the United States. With an overall fatality rate approaching 20%, it is easy to understand why, even though the infection rates are behind those of…