Emergency medicine

A/Prof Hannah Wechkunanukul
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Why do so many migrants wait so long to seek help or go to hospital after chest pain - and what can we do about it?

Dr Bethany Boulton
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A quick refresher on how to treat anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is most commonly triggered by foods, drugs, insect bites and stings. Less commonly, it can be caused by latex, cold temperature or in 20% of cases, there may be no clear trigger at all.

Dr Ruth Barker
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Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Expert/s: Dr Ruth Barker
Clinical A/Prof Dieter Gebauer
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Altered sensation of lip and chin, an altered bite or malocclusion or change in tooth position are important signs of significant injury

Dr Lawrie Bott
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Elevated potassium is one of the most vexing problems faced by a clinician because of the difficulty knowing whether an elevated level (for example, 7.5mmol/L) is a harmless artefact or imminently lethal hyperkalaemia. The clinical background is critical to interpretation.

Expert/s: Dr Lawrie Bott