AETCM video textbook of emergency medicine

Video lessons

A textbook of emergency medicine built around the AETCM YouTube channel. Every lesson starts with a video; once you have watched it, the notes for that topic open below it.

About these video lessons

Over the years, the AETCM channel has published more than 2,600 lectures, case discussions and skill demonstrations. These lessons arrange them like a textbook: system by system, topic by topic, written for the emergency department in India.

Each lesson has two parts: a featured video, chosen as the best starting point for the topic, and written notes with the key points, tables, algorithms, drug doses and red flags, followed by the other AETCM videos on that topic.

They are written for MBBS students, interns, postgraduate residents in emergency medicine, nurses and paramedics.

20 chapters132 lessons2,600+ videos linkedAbout 44 hours of featured videos

How to use them

  1. Choose a chapter below, for example Cardiovascular or Toxicology.
  2. Read the introduction. It lists the learning objectives and every lesson with its video length.
  3. Start a lesson and watch the video on that page. Any playback speed is fine.
  4. The notes unlock after about 90 % of the video has been watched. Skipping ahead does not count, and the bar under the video shows your progress.
  5. Open the notes to read the topic, revise from the boxes, and watch the further videos listed at the end.
  6. Go on to the next lesson. Finished lessons are ticked ✅, and you can come back to them at any time.

Reading the notes

The notes use five kinds of coloured box:

★ KeyDefinitions, criteria and the essentials to remember. ! Red flagFeatures that mean the patient is sicker than they look. Rx DoseDrugs and doses for adults, to check at the bedside. → AlgorithmStep-by-step emergency management. ✦ PearlPractical tips from clinical experience.

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Chapters

1Cardiovascular EmergenciesAcute coronary syndrome · Arrhythmias · Heart failure and shock · Valve disease and endocarditis · Pericardial disease · Hypertensive emergencies · Aortic and vascular emergencies · Pulmonary embolism · Cardiotoxic poisoning · Syncope · Cardiac arrest and ACLS · The ECG2Respiratory EmergenciesThe breathless patient · Airway management · Asthma · COPD · Pneumonia, COVID-19 and TB · Pleural disease and pneumothorax · Respiratory failure, ARDS and the ABG · Oxygen, NIV and ventilation · Pulmonary oedema and pulmonary vascular disease · Haemoptysis · Chest X-ray and examination3Neurological EmergenciesStroke and TIA · Seizures and status epilepticus · Headache, subarachnoid haemorrhage and raised ICP · Meningitis and encephalitis · Coma and altered sensorium · Acute weakness: GBS, myasthenia and cord compression · Cranial nerve palsies · Vertigo · Movement disorders · Neurological examination4Gastrointestinal and Liver EmergenciesUpper and lower GI bleeding · Acute liver failure and cirrhosis · Acute pancreatitis · Biliary emergencies · The acute abdomen · Diarrhoea, vomiting and enteric fever · Oesophageal and gastric emergencies · Anorectal problems · Nutrition and feeding5Renal and Genitourinary EmergenciesAcute kidney injury and CKD · Interpreting renal function and urine tests · Glomerular disease · Rhabdomyolysis · Urinary tract infection · Renal colic and urinary retention · Male genital emergencies6Endocrine and Metabolic EmergenciesDiabetic ketoacidosis and HHS · Hypoglycaemia · Thyroid emergencies · Adrenal and pituitary crises · Calcium and parathyroid disorders · Sodium, water and SIADH · Acid–base, vitamins and other metabolic emergencies7Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid–BaseIV fluids and dehydration · Sodium disorders · Potassium disorders · Calcium, magnesium and phosphate · Arterial blood gases and acid–base8Infections, Fevers and SepsisSepsis and septic shock · Tropical fevers: dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, scrub typhus · CNS infections · Respiratory infections and COVID-19 · Endocarditis and organ infections · Skin and soft-tissue infections · HIV and opportunistic infections · Febrile neutropenia · Viral exanthems and vaccines · Antimicrobial stewardship9Toxicology and PoisoningGeneral approach and antidotes · Pesticides: organophosphates, paraquat, rodenticides · Paracetamol and analgesics · Psychiatric and CNS drugs · Cardiovascular drugs · Other medication overdoses · Alcohols, gases and cyanide · Metals, acids and industrial chemicals · Plants, mushrooms and household poisons10Snakebite, Bites and StingsSnakebite: recognition, antivenom and complications · Scorpion, bee, wasp and hornet stings · Animal bites and rabies prevention11Trauma and Orthopaedic EmergenciesPrimary survey and trauma resuscitation · Haemorrhagic shock · Head and spinal injury · Chest trauma · Abdominal and pelvic trauma · Face, eye and other regional injuries · Fractures and dislocations · Wounds and compartment syndrome · Trauma systems, triage and special populations12Burns and Environmental EmergenciesThermal, chemical and inhalation burns · Electrical and lightning injuries · Heat stroke, hypothermia, drowning, diving and altitude illness13Resuscitation, Shock and Critical CareCardiac arrest, BLS and ACLS · Post-resuscitation care · Airway management and intubation · Shock and vasopressors · Anaphylaxis · Mechanical ventilation · The crash cart, ICU care and sedation14Paediatric and Neonatal EmergenciesAssessing the sick child and paediatric cardiac problems · Paediatric and neonatal resuscitation · Airway and respiratory emergencies · Fever, seizures and infections · Diarrhoea and dehydration · Neonatal emergencies · Trauma, burns and poisoning in children15Obstetric and Gynaecological EmergenciesObstetric haemorrhage: ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage · Hypertension in pregnancy and eclampsia · Maternal cardiac arrest and medical problems in pregnancy · Gynaecological emergencies16Haematological and Oncological EmergenciesAnaemia and blood transfusion · Bleeding and coagulation disorders · Platelet disorders · Oncological emergencies17Psychiatric and Behavioural EmergenciesAgitation, psychosis and delirium · Self-harm and suicide risk · Alcohol and substance withdrawal · Anxiety and panic18Musculoskeletal, Rheumatological and Skin EmergenciesAcute arthritis and gout · Back and neck pain · Connective tissue disease and vasculitis · Skin and soft-tissue infections · Skin emergencies and drug rashes19ENT, Eye and Dental EmergenciesEar, nose and throat emergencies · Eye emergencies · Face, jaw and dental emergencies20Emergency Procedures and Point-of-Care UltrasoundAirway and breathing procedures · Vascular access and IV therapy · Chest, abdominal and other procedures · Point-of-care ultrasound · Wound care, splints and reductions · PPE and other skills

Doses are for adults; check them against current guidelines and your institutional protocol.