PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · Emergency and acute medicine
Poisoning, environmental and community pathways
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- A 22-year-old has hypoglycaemia with a capillary glucose of 1.8 mmol/L and is unresponsive, with no intravenous access. Which treatment is appropriate?
- A man is seen by the first ambulance crew at a major incident. Which standard message format do they send to declare it to control?
- A 70-year-old woman rings 999 after her husband suddenly develops a facial droop, arm weakness and slurred speech. What is the correct advice?
- A 3-year-old is rushed to a minor injuries unit with a button battery lodged in the oesophagus after swallowing. What is the priority?
- A hiker is found with a core temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, is unconscious but has a pulse. What is the correct approach?
- A 17-year-old is brought in having ingested an unknown quantity of aspirin tablets. He has tinnitus and hyperventilation. Which blood gas pattern is classically expected early on?
- A 35-year-old man falls from a ladder, and is complaining of neck pain with midline tenderness. What is the correct initial management?
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