Emergency Medicine Pathways

Systematic evaluation of acute chest pain to identify STEMI, NSTEMI, PE, aortic dissection, and other life-threatening causes.

Recognition and immediate treatment of anaphylaxis in adults and children, following Resuscitation Council UK / NICE guidelines.

Identification of sepsis and immediate delivery of the Sepsis Six bundle within 1 hour of recognition.

Rapid assessment, diagnosis, and management of suspected acute ischaemic stroke and TIA using FAST, ROSIER, and NIHSS tools.

Assessment and management of acute asthma exacerbations, severity classification, and escalation criteria.

Diagnosis and management of DKA in adults following JBDS guidelines with fluid resuscitation, fixed-rate insulin infusion, and monitoring.

Time-critical management of convulsive status epilepticus using the established benzodiazepine, phenytoin/levetiracetam, and anaesthetic escalation pathway.

Risk stratification and management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage using the Glasgow-Blatchford score and Rockall score.

Risk stratification, diagnosis, and management of pulmonary embolism using Wells score, PERC rule, and PESI score.

Systematic ATLS primary survey approach to major trauma: ABCDE with simultaneous haemorrhage control, C-spine precautions, and activation of major haemorrhage protocol.

Risk stratification and urgent treatment of hyperkalaemia with cardiac stabilisation, potassium shifting, and elimination strategies.

Major Haemorrhage / Massive Transfusion clinical pathway.