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A 10-month-old girl, Esi, is brought to Tamale Teaching Hospital A&E by her father after a reported 'shaking episode'. On fundoscopy, the paediatric registrar identifies bilateral retinal haemorrhages…

A 67-year-old man presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with a 3-day history of worsening right leg redness, swelling, and pain. He has type 2 diabetes poorly controlled on metformin. Vitals: HR 1…

A 9-year-old boy, Kofi, is brought to a district hospital in the Ashanti Region with a 4-day history of right knee swelling, pain, and refusal to weight-bear. He is febrile at 38.9°C, HR 118 bpm. The …

A 35-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to Korle Bu Emergency Centre after a motor vehicle crash. She was the driver and sustained significant anterior chest trauma from the steering wheel. Her blood pr…

A 52-year-old man, Mensah, is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo following a pedestrian versus vehicle collision. He is confused and diaphoretic. His blood pressure is 80/60 mmHg and he…

A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to the A&E of a regional hospital in the Volta Region after a high-speed head-on collision. He was the driver and the airbag deployed. He complains of interscapular …

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the A&E of a regional hospital in Ashanti after a high-speed road traffic collision. He was an unrestrained front-seat passenger. On arrival, he is agitated and…

Abena, a 28-year-old woman with a history of major depressive disorder, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED in Kumasi after her family found her agitated and trembling at home. She was recently commence…

A 22-year-old woman, Yaa, is admitted to the Korle Bu emergency centre 36 hours after ingesting approximately 25 g of paracetamol in a deliberate overdose. She did not seek medical attention initially…

A 28-year-old woman, Esi, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre 18 hours after ingesting 25 paracetamol 500 mg tablets (12.5 g) in a deliberate self-harm attempt. She reports nausea and right uppe…

A 34-year-old male carpenter is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after escaping a house fire in Kumasi. The building contained large quantities of foam furniture and synthetic carpeting. He is confused …

A 55-year-old woman, Abena, is brought by family to a district hospital in the Brong-Ahafo Region after a snakebite to her left leg while farming, one hour ago. She is conscious. Vitals: BP 95/60 mmHg…

A 28-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after being found unresponsive. She was recently started on tramadol for back pain and sertraline for depression by a vi…

A 45-year-old man, Yaw, with a known diagnosis of schizophrenia is referred from a district hospital in Northern Ghana to Tamale Teaching Hospital. He has been on haloperidol for three weeks. Over the…

A 28-year-old man is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by friends who found him unresponsive. He has a GCS of 6, respiratory rate of 6 breaths/min, and pinpoint pupils. SpO2 is 78% on room air.…

A 34-year-old cocoa farm worker named Kwame is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by relatives after collapsing in the field. He is unconscious with profuse sweating, copious oral secre…

Kwame, a 55-year-old man with schizophrenia, is brought to a regional hospital ED in Kumasi by his family 5 days after his haloperidol dose was doubled by a clinic doctor. He is minimally responsive, …

Adwoa, a 28-year-old woman, presents to Komfo Anokye ED stating she has been taking 6-8 paracetamol tablets (500 mg each) every 4-6 hours over the past 3 days for severe toothache. She cannot recall t…

A 28-year-old man is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by bystanders after being found unresponsive in a gutter near a known drug-use area in Kumasi. He has no identifiable documents. Vitals: BP 102/66 m…

Kwabena, a 62-year-old man with hypertension and ischaemic heart disease, is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital ED by his family after he was found unresponsive at home. His medications include a…

A 28-year-old woman, Ama, presents to a regional hospital A&E in the Volta Region after ingesting an unknown quantity of antifreeze (ethylene glycol) approximately 4 hours ago in a suspected deliberat…

A 34-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his brother after being found confused and complaining of blurred vision approximately 18 hours after drinking a locally brewed spirit at…

Fatima, a 32-year-old woman, presents to a regional hospital ED in Ashanti Region with headache, nausea, and hearing a ringing sound in both ears. She took aspirin for a severe headache over the past …

Akua, a 19-year-old university student, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her roommate at 06:00 after being found with an empty blister pack of paracetamol tablets. She admits to taking approximate…

A 34-year-old farmer, Kwame, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Ashanti Region after collapsing in his cocoa farm. His relatives report he was spraying pesticides without protective equipment.…

A 19-year-old woman, Akosua, is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre by her roommate after ingesting an unknown quantity of paracetamol tablets approximately 4 hours ago following an argument with her…

A 19-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by her roommate after ingesting an unknown quantity of paracetamol tablets approximately 6 hours ago following a relationship dis…

Mohammed, a 19-year-old student, is brought to the district hospital in the Northern Region after taking an unknown quantity of paracetamol tablets 10 hours ago following an argument. He is conscious,…

A 55-year-old man, Kwabena, with known hypertension and ischaemic heart disease is brought to a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region after his wife found him unresponsive. She reports he had ac…

A 19-year-old man is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre at 02:00 after collapsing at a nightclub. Bystanders say he had been 'taking something' and was dancing vigorously before the collapse. Vi…