Minor Injuries in Emergency Medicine
Welcome to Minor Injuries in Emergency Medicine (MIEM) – an internet delivered version of the BMA award winning Minor Injuries in Accident & Emergency DVD.
This educational package has been developed to provide healthcare professionals with a high quality training and reference resource. The material covered is of particular interest to:
- General Practitioners who offer Minor Injury Services or who wish to set one up
- Primary Care Nurses who deliver Minor Injuries Services
- Emergency Nurse Practitioners
- Walk-in Centres and Minor Injury Units
- Out-of-Hours Services
Minor Injuries in Emergency Medicine covers all of the common injuries for both adults and children. There are examples of history taking, examination, radiology, treatment and advice for each condition. General sections are provided to cover communication in the ED environment, documentation and the special needs of certain patient groups.
Chapters
- General Information including key background information, a model history, the structured examination, x-rays, plus documentation, aftercare & follow-up.
- Practical Procedures including dressings, slings, splints, foreign bodies, plaster of paris, trephining a nail, wound management, local anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, the log roll, plus reducing a dislocation.
- Cases including bites, burns and sprains, head and facial injuries, neck, back and shoulder injuries and limb injuries, plus child-specific injuries.
Knowledge Assessment
The MIEM examination facility has been designed to allow users of MIEM to test knowledge acquired through the use of the title.
The objective of the examination is to allow users to build confidence in their application of knowledge and to help identify any learning gaps.
The examination consists of a series of video cases that have associated Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). MCQs may have one or more correct response.
System Requirements
- 256Mb RAM
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5
- Flash Player 9
- Soundcard
How to buy
One year's subscription, 30% discount
Sample video to view
Click on the screenshots below to play the sample videos.
Radial Head Fracture - Examination
Digital Nerve Block
Knee Injuries - Overview