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Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Late-onset neonatal infection — neonatal tetanus difficulty 3/5

A 19-day-old female neonate, birth weight 3.4 kg (now 3.5 kg), is brought to a district hospital in the Northern Region by her parents. She developed fever three days ago and has been feeding poorly f…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · PECARN observation pathway — intermediate risk difficulty 2/5

A 4-year-old boy, Kofi, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED after a fall from his own height while playing. His mother says he did not lose consciousness and cried immediately. He vomited once shortly aft…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Gastroenteritis - Nasogastric ORS when IV fails difficulty 3/5

Akua is an 8-month-old girl, 7 kg, referred from a CHPS compound to the district hospital with a 2-day history of vomiting and diarrhoea. She has been vomiting after every attempt at oral rehydration.…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · PECARN criteria for CT decision difficulty 3/5

A 2-year-old girl, Akosua, is brought to the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region by her mother after a witnessed fall from a chair (estimated height 50 cm) onto a tiled f…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Head injury - observation criteria difficulty 2/5

A 6-year-old boy named Kwame, weighing 22 kg, is seen in a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after a road traffic collision. He was a restrained passenger. He is alert (GCS 15), complaining of head…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · WHO IMCI fast breathing classification and threshold application difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 4-year-old girl, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo Region with a 2-day history of cough and fever. She is eating and drinking normally. On examination: temperature 38.2°C, HR 1…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Paediatric cardiac arrest — reversible causes difficulty 4/5

A 14-month-old infant, Ama, is brought to a regional hospital ED in Ashanti by her father after she was found limp and not breathing in her cot. There is no history of fever or preceding illness. She …

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · WPW pattern recognition difficulty 2/5

Afia, a 9-year-old girl, is brought to the Komfo Anokye paediatric emergency unit after her teacher noticed she appeared dizzy and "her heart was racing" during a school physical education class. The …

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Croup versus supraglottitis differential diagnosis difficulty 3/5

A 4-year-old boy named Mohammed is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital ED with a 2-day history of gradually worsening sore throat, fever, and now difficulty swallowing and muffled voice. He appear…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Early recognition of neonatal sepsis difficulty 3/5

A 10-day-old male neonate is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre by his mother. He was born at home and has been feeding poorly since day 3. Today he is not waking for feeds. Vitals: temperature 36.0…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · SAM vs MAM classification and triage difficulty 2/5

A community health officer in the Savannah Region identifies a 26-month-old boy, Yaw, during a routine growth-monitoring visit. His MUAC is 11.8 cm and his WHZ is −2.5. He has no bilateral pitting oed…

Paediatric Emergency Medicine · Appendicitis - analgesia and referral difficulty 2/5

A 7-year-old boy, Kwame, weight 22 kg, is brought to the district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 24-hour history of central abdominal pain that has migrated to the right iliac fossa, associated with o…

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Ketamine age-specific risks — infants under 3 months difficulty 4/5

A 2-month-old female infant is brought to the emergency centre at a regional hospital with a suspected dislocated hip identified on clinical examination after a nurse noticed asymmetric leg movements …

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Sedation agent selection in cardiovascular disease difficulty 3/5

A 58-year-old man, Yaw, presents to Korle Bu emergency centre with a dislocated shoulder following a road traffic crash. He is in severe pain: HR 102, BP 138/88, SpO2 97%, GCS 15. You plan procedural …

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Multimodal analgesia in resource-limited settings difficulty 2/5

A 25-year-old man presents to a district hospital A&E in Northern Region with a 4 cm laceration to his forearm requiring suturing. He is anxious but haemodynamically stable. No opioids are available a…

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Multimodal analgesia for acute musculoskeletal pain difficulty 3/5

A 45-year-old woman, Abena, presents to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with a closed tibial shaft fracture after a road traffic collision. She is haemodynamically stable. GCS 15. You have para…

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Ketamine - agent selection in high-risk sedation context difficulty 4/5

Mohammed, a 28-year-old man, is brought to Tamale Teaching Hospital ED after a witnessed generalised seizure. He is postictal. A colleague has already administered 5 mg IV midazolam for the seizure. Y…

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Ketamine contraindications — cardiovascular disease difficulty 3/5

A 54-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought by family to the emergency centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with an acutely dislocated right shoulder after a road traffic crash. She is in moderate distress…

Procedural Sedation and Pain Management · Monitoring standards for procedural sedation difficulty 2/5

Mohammed, a 40-year-old man, presents to Korle Bu emergency centre for incision and drainage of a large gluteal abscess under procedural sedation. He is anxious and requests sedation. His observations…

Procedures - Airway · Bougie-assisted intubation - technique and confirmation of tracheal placement difficulty 3/5

Yaw, a 45-year-old man with known diabetes, presents to a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region with stridor, drooling, and inability to swallow following a 3-day history of worsening sore throa…

Procedures - ENT · Auricular haematoma drainage - bolster dressing and dead space obliteration difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 17-year-old female student, presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre two days after a rugby match with a painful, fluctuant swelling of the right auricle. Examination reveals a tense haematoma…

Procedures - Emergency Ultrasound (POCUS) · Aorta POCUS - AAA screening and recognition difficulty 3/5

A 71-year-old man, Yaw, presents to the Tamale Teaching Hospital ED with sudden-onset severe central abdominal pain radiating to the back, onset 2 hours ago. He is diaphoretic and hypotensive (BP 90/6…

Procedures - Obstetric and Gynaecological · Manual removal of placenta - technique and anaesthesia difficulty 4/5

Adwoa, a 24-year-old G1P1, has just delivered a healthy neonate at a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region. The placenta has not delivered after 30 minutes of active management of the third stag…

Procedures - Obstetric and Gynaecological · Manual removal of placenta - technique difficulty 3/5

Yaa, a 26-year-old primigravida, delivers a healthy male infant in the resus bay of a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region. The placenta has not delivered after 30 minutes of expectant manageme…

Procedures - POCUS / Emergency Ultrasound · eFAST - Suprapubic window and pouch of Douglas anatomy difficulty 2/5

A 28-year-old woman, Esi, is brought to a regional hospital A&E in the Volta Region following a motor vehicle collision. She is haemodynamically stable. You perform a suprapubic eFAST window to assess…

Procedures - Procedural Sedation and Analgesia · Propofol dosing and capnography monitoring in ED sedation difficulty 3/5

Yaw, a 55-year-old man with a BMI of 32 kg/m² and well-controlled hypertension (ASA Class II), presents to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital ED with a painful anterior shoulder dislocation. The emerg…

Procedures - Thoracic · Tube thoracostomy - re-expansion pulmonary oedema complication difficulty 4/5

Abena, a 55-year-old woman with a large right-sided pleural effusion secondary to hepatic hydrothorax, undergoes tube thoracostomy at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital emergency centre. A 20F drain is insert…

Procedures - Thoracic · Persistent air leak - management with suction difficulty 3/5

Akua, a 62-year-old woman with known COPD, is admitted to a regional hospital A&E in the Eastern Region with a right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. A 20F chest tube is inserted in the right 4th ICS m…

Procedures - Vascular Access · Intraosseous access - site selection and landmark technique in children difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 4-year-old girl, is brought to a district hospital in the Northern Region in status epilepticus that has not responded to two doses of rectal diazepam administered by the community health offic…

Procedures - Wound Care and Regional Anaesthesia · Wound closure timing - golden window and complication management difficulty 4/5

Mohammed, a 55-year-old trader, presents to Tamale Teaching Hospital ED after a road traffic collision. He sustained a deep laceration to the anterior aspect of his left thigh, approximately 10 cm lon…