General BroadCAST

This month we're looking at headaches, this is a condition with a wide range of causes, from the seemingly benign migraines and tension headache to more sinister causes such as the infamous " thunder clap headache"

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This month we're taking a look at Epistaxis. It's a common presentation with a varied degree of severity.

You might not think there's much to learn about managing a nose bleed, but that's where you'd be wrong. There's a number of things we need to consider when assessing these patients and several treatment options to consider.

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This month we're back from our break and we're tackling a topic that is known to make even the most experienced practitioners a bit flustered...Tracheostomy emergencies. The number of Tracheostomies and Larnygectomies in the UK is increasing and so is our chance of being called to a Tracheostomy emergency. These can be high-stress situations, that require time-critical intervention, thats why this month we're speaking to an expert and founder of the National Tracheostomy Safety Project Dr Brendan Mcgrath.

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Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia, or PHEA for short, is the term used to describe a rapid sequence induction, or anaesthetic, in the pre-hospital emergency environment.

its important that the team performing it, are familiar with the procedure. Of course, the PHEA team does not just stop at the critical care providers who carry the drugs… Every paramedic, technician and care assistant on the job is integral to the smooth running and quick delivery of the PHEA.

That’s why this month we’re taking a look at this rarely encountered procedure, to help you the next time you encounter it. We’re going to look at why its done, touch on some of the drugs that are used but most importantly, we’re going to discuss the practical steps involved and how you can prepare your patient and your scene for delivery of an anaesthetic.

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Frailty is a term we commonly encounter in urgent and emergency care, but can you actually define it? Have you been taught to use frailty scores, and do you know what they're for?

This month we've partnered with the fantastic MDTea podcast to look at the subject.

As always, find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk

and check out the other fantastic resources from the MDTea at: http://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdtea-podcast/

Silver trauma is the term that is most commonly used to describe trauma in older patients. It is often used to refer to major trauma in this patient group and rates of major trauma in the over 65s are rising.

This month we're looking at the physiological changes that occur with ageing and trying to understand how these impact our older patients who suffer trauma.

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This is the second episode in a two-part series on COPD.

In this episode, we look at the differential diagnosis to consider to a simple exacerbation, the ambulance management as well as recent changes to national paramedic guidelines, and the management options.

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COPD is a terminal condition believed to affect as much as 4% of the UK populace. These patients often present to ambulance crews with an exacerbation in symptoms.

In this episode, we look at the pathophysiology of COPD, causes and diagnosis as well as the assessment of acute shortness of breath in these patients.

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When you think of Paediatrics medicine, the presentation of fever is probably not far behind. This is a common finding by paramedics and ambulance staff need to be confident in their assessment and management of this patient group.

Thats why this month we're tackling paediatric fever, with the help from paediatrics consultant Dr Wajeeh Khattam.

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Whilst Aortic Pathologies may not be the most common emergency condition paramedics are presented with, they are most definitely among the most devastating. Atherosclerotic degenerative aneurysms and aortic dissection are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed and they can present a number of challenges to clinicians in the pre-hospital arena. So, this month, we're looking at some Aortic disease pathologies and everything you aorta know about them.