Recognise and respond
Recognise deterioration, take safe immediate action within your training and know when to call for help.
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Cardiac arrest
Practise the first response to cardiac arrest and understand your role in the resuscitation team.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Cardiac arrestThe deteriorating patient
Notice change, assess systematically and communicate concern early.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: The deteriorating patientShock
Recognise impaired perfusion and compare the possible causes before discussing treatment.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: ShockSepsis
Recognise possible infection with deterioration and follow the appropriate age- and pregnancy-specific pathway.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: SepsisAnaphylaxis
Recognise a rapidly developing allergic emergency and get help while immediate treatment starts.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: AnaphylaxisMajor trauma
Follow a prioritised assessment of an injured patient and understand how the trauma team works.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Major traumaReduced consciousness
Assess a patient with reduced consciousness without assuming the cause from their first appearance.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Reduced consciousnessStridor and upper-airway obstruction
Recognise a threatened airway and summon experienced help promptly.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Stridor and upper-airway obstructionA child with fever
Assess the child, not just the temperature, and listen to the parent or carer’s concern.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: A child with feverAsking for help and managing uncertainty
Know who to call, how to explain your concern and when to stop.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Asking for help and managing uncertaintyBleeding in pregnancy
Recognise a potentially unstable patient and arrange prompt obstetric or gynaecological help.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Bleeding in pregnancyBreathlessness
Assess severity first, then use history and examination to guide the differential.
1 student lesson · 1 practice card · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: BreathlessnessAbout this resource and its review
A St Emlyn’s guide to learning Emergency Medicine during undergraduate placements. It is not an official medical-school or GMC curriculum. Your medical school’s curriculum and assessment requirements take precedence.
National foundations: GMC Outcomes for Graduates, the practical-skills supplement and the MLA content map applying from September 2026.
Framework checked: 8 October 2026. This is a source check, not clinical sign-off.
Clinical learning outcomes: awaiting named clinical review.
The four learning routes are St Emlyn’s groupings. The six interconnected MLA domains remain part of the official content map.