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Welcome to Life in A&E, a unique blog here for you to explore. Life in A&E is a way for me to share my experiences in A&E and Urgent Care with others and a way of educating healthcare professionals and the public of best practice guidelines and alternative therapies.

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Treatment of Bites and stings in A&E

Aug 113 min read

Treatment of Bites and stings in A&E

Lets work together to avoid antibiotic resistance We often have people turn up to our urgent care center with insect bites. These can...

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Not every calf pain is a DVT!

Aug 114 min read

Not every calf pain is a DVT!

Why do we do so many d-dimers? I work in an Urgent care centre and a common complaint we see is swollen lower legs. Personally I think we...

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Patients that present with chest pain

Aug 116 min read

Patients that present with chest pain

Patients that present with chest pain or discomfort can create a real dilemma for the clinician. I have worked in A&E for many years now...

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Blood squirting everywhere!

Aug 113 min read

Blood squirting everywhere!

Lady attends urgent care centre with arterial bleed Typically 5 minutes before I am meant to finish my 12 hour shift a lady comes in with...

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Fatal Erection

Jul 293 min read

Fatal Erection

During a shift I had a 3 year old child present. His Mum said he had been unable to pass any urine and kept saying he needed the toilet...

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How do I manage nail injuries in my practice?

Jul 293 min read

How do I manage nail injuries in my practice?

Most minor injury and A&E centres are terrible at managing trauma to nails because there is very little taught about it, and often what...

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What do I do with this broken nose?

Jul 293 min read

What do I do with this broken nose?

Suspected fractured nose diagnosis and management Ive seen many patients that have presented with a suspected broken nose. I believe a...

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What to know about sore throat in children and signs of the deadly strep throat

Jul 266 min read

What to know about sore throat in children and signs of the deadly strep throat

Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by a viral infection or in few cases a bacterial infection. Most people...

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Have we become a Nation of Lazy Parents?

Jul 263 min read

Have we become a Nation of Lazy Parents?

Often when I call children into my room to be examined they are sat playing on their electronic devices and sometimes even refuse to put...

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Ingrowing Toe Nails and the antibiotic dilemma

Jul 262 min read

Ingrowing Toe Nails and the antibiotic dilemma

Do I need antibiotics? Ingrowing toe nails are a common problem that we see in our Urgent Care Centre. You can get them on any of your...

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Whats the point in working overtime just to pay more tax?

Jul 263 min read

Whats the point in working overtime just to pay more tax?

There is no incentive for hard workers to work! As a hard working Nurse I must admit I’m completely fed up with how the UK tax system...

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Diagnosis Dilemma

Jul 262 min read

Diagnosis Dilemma

Ive had a few interesting cases and near misses in my career in A&E. Im sure most clinicians would agree that the very young and those...

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'Saturday night Palsy'

Jul 234 min read

'Saturday night Palsy'

The danger of drink and drugs Ive actually only seen this 3 times in my career and 2 of those times were in the last 7 days. I was...

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"My head just won't stop bleeding"

Jul 212 min read

"My head just won't stop bleeding"

If you do a job do it properly When I was working as a locum Nurse Practitioner I came across a patient that had fallen and hit her head....

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The killer dental abscess

Jul 212 min read

The killer dental abscess

Mistakes cost lives in the medical profession Having been in the medical profession for over 22 years I have seen some pretty costly...

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Writing about my experiences as a nurse in A&E

Jul 214 min read

Writing about my experiences as a nurse in A&E

I‘ve often thought whilst working in A&E over the past 14 years that I should somehow document the experiences I have had. Some of them...

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