RESOURCES FOR PRE-HOSPITAL EDUCATION.. when I did my training "abdominal pain goes to A&E". Now there is pressure to refer, different pathways... hopefully these links help.

Click the various links below to access the geeky medics guide to assessing the acute abdomen, including differential causes of both medical and surgical, and the difference between upper / lower GI bleeding. Remember that Gastroenterologists in the medical team will cross over and deal with similar conditions, but surgeons will deal with conditions that may need acute surgical intervention. Gastroenterologists will deal with conditions that need medical management and investigations such as endoscopy, such as painless jaundice, liver disease, IBD, upper GI bleeds, PEG complications.

Assessment tips from Teach Me Surgery, Geeky Medics, and Zero to Finals;

Teach Me Surgery: Assessment of the acute abdomen

(30 minutes)

The word I can never spell! But helpful short video helping to assess a patient with... 

STOMAS: As a paramedic I was never knowleable about stomas or taught much. I found this video and link useful when I started working in surgery.

Silver Trauma

Clinical Frailty Scale FREE app - calculates the score accurately in seconds 

4AT - Rapid tool assessing for delirium, validated and used nationally! See below for free App details to use in clinical practice:  

Delirium can be hyper active / hypo active or mixed. Dont miss the signs.

Delirium: identifying and managing it using PINCHME

Image taken from British Geriatric Society article on delirium. Link available below image. 

The 5 M's of Geriatric care: full link to the guidance sheet below image: