Heart Stabbing It’s emergency medicine at its toughest when all relevant staff are called to the resus bay for a Code Crimson trauma – the highest priority emergency. A young man has been stabbed in the heart at a nightclub in Potts Point and his body is shutting down as the paramedics bring him in. Racing against time to save his life, the Emergency Team are forced to perform a high-risk heart procedure in the trauma bay.
Making the Tough Calls Dr Kate Sellors is a Senior Registrar who has been at St. Vincent’s for nine years. Despite having worked in emergency medicine for so long, she still finds some days to be emotionally challenging and gives us an insight into the best and most difficult aspects of working in one of the busiest emergency departments in the country.
Midnight Cliff Fall The Emergency Team treat an intoxicated reveller who has mysteriously fallen 5 metres from a cliff while taking a midnight stroll after a beachside party. Complaining of severe pain in his leg and hip, the team need to investigate him thoroughly to discover the full extent of his injuries.
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