CASE 48 Incident During a regular pre-hospital and retrieval service staff meeting, a number of recent incidents and events were discussed. Included were: • The death soon after arrival at…
CASE 29 Incident A 48-year-old woman known to mental health services has re-presented to a rural general hospital. She had been assessed in the hospital’s Emergency Department 24 hours earlier…
CASE 44 Incident A The PHR team is asked to provide support to the local Police service for a firearm incident. 44.1 Briefly discuss how you would plan for this….
CASE 43 The following questions relate to crew resource management (CRM) and the implications for the PHR team. Question A As an experienced PHR doctor, you are attached at short…
CASE 18 Incident A cyclist has been hit by a car and has sustained an isolated open fracture dislocation of the ankle. Clinical information: • P 110. • BP 150/90…
CASE 38 Incident A 60-year-old man has presented to a general hospital Emergency Department following sudden-onset headache and collapse. A CT scan reveals intracranial haemorrhage. He was intubated and ventilated…
CASE 39 Tasking and retrieval coordination are crucial aspects of pre-hospital and retrieval medicine (see also Case 20). The role demands high-level decision making, often in the presence of incomplete…
CASE 26 Incident A 34-year-old female has presented to a rural community clinic with headache, back pain and a rash. Clinical information at time of tasking: • P 130. •…
CASE 27 Incident A 1-month-old baby has presented to a local clinic with a fast heart rate and poor feeding. There is no relevant past medical history and the mother…
CASE 34 Incident A previously well 18-month-old baby has been brought into a rural clinic following an episode of fitting. The fits appear to have terminated but the child is…
