Recognise and respond
Recognise deterioration, take safe immediate action within your training and know when to call for help.
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Burns
Assess the injury and recognise airway, perfusion or safeguarding concerns early.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: BurnsCyanosis and low oxygen saturation
Treat possible hypoxaemia as a clinical problem, not simply a colour or monitor reading.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Cyanosis and low oxygen saturationHead injury
Assess the injury, recognise deterioration and use the appropriate investigation pathway with supervision.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Head injuryPoisoning
Establish the exposure, assess the patient and use current poisons advice with a clinician.
2 student lessons · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: PoisoningWeakness
Describe the pattern and timing of weakness and recognise time-critical neurological illness.
2 practice cards · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: WeaknessAbout 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.