Emergency medicine is a practical speciality: the right procedure, done safely at the right time, saves lives. These lessons cover airway and breathing procedures, peripheral, central, arterial and intraosseous access, chest drains, pericardiocentesis, lumbar puncture and paracentesis, the core point-of-care ultrasound protocols, splinting and reductions, and infection-control skills.

1. Watch the lesson videoA lecture or case discussion from the AETCM YouTube channel opens each lesson.
2. Unlock the notesThe notes open once you have watched 90 % of the video.
3. Read and reviseKey points, tables, drug doses, red flags and pearls, plus more videos on the topic.
4. Move onYour progress is saved on this device, so you can come back any time.

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For MBBS students, interns, residents and doctors working in emergency and acute care.