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Prescribing safely
Prepare and discuss a prescription, using current drug information and supervision.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Prescribing safelyReduced 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 consciousnessReferral and handover
Make the clinical question and the next responsibility clear.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Referral and handoverRespiratory examination
Examine the chest while noticing whether the patient needs urgent help.
1 student lesson · 1 practice card · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Respiratory examinationSafeguarding, consent and capacity
Recognise a concern, protect immediate safety and involve the right senior support.
2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Safeguarding, consent and capacitySelf-harm and overdose
Address physical harm and distress together, with respectful assessment and early specialist support.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Self-harm and overdoseSepsis
Recognise possible infection with deterioration and follow the appropriate age- and pregnancy-specific pathway.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: SepsisShock
Recognise impaired perfusion and compare the possible causes before discussing treatment.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: ShockStridor and upper-airway obstruction
Recognise a threatened airway and summon experienced help promptly.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Stridor and upper-airway obstructionSyncope and blackouts
Use the event history and ECG to distinguish a likely faint from a more concerning collapse.
1 student lesson · 1 practice card · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Syncope and blackoutsThe deteriorating patient
Notice change, assess systematically and communicate concern early.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: The deteriorating patientUpper gastrointestinal bleeding
Assess haematemesis or melaena and understand the priorities before specialist treatment.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Upper gastrointestinal bleedingAbout 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.