Emergency Department & Minor Injuries Patient Information

Ankle injuries

How to treat your injured ankle.

Back injuries

Your back and how to look after it.

Bell’s palsy

What to expect and when to seek help.

Bleeding in early pregnancy

Information and guidance for women experiencing bleeding or spotting in early pregnancy.

Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening in the Emergency Department (ED)

If you have a blood test in one of the Emergency Departments (EDs) in Bristol, we will now check to see if you have a blood borne virus (BBV) unless you opt out. These viruses are HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Burns and scalds

Advice after sustaining a burn or scald.

Calf muscle injuries

How to treat your injured calf.

Chest injury advice

Advice for patients admitted to hospital with a chest injury.

Chest wall injury

How to treat a chest wall injury.

Elbow injuries

How to treat your injured elbow.

Head injuries

What to expect and your recovery from a head injury.

Head injury advice for babies, toddlers and children

Advice for babies, toddlers and children who've sustained a head injury.

Ingestion of foreign bodies in children

What to do if your child has ingested a super strong magnet or a button battery.

Knee injuries

How to treat your injured knee.

Mallet Fingers

How to recognise and treat a mallet finger.

Neck injuries

How to treat your injured neck.

Nosebleeds

How to cope with nasal bleeding.

Over 50s and alcohol use

Information for patients about alcohol use in the over 50s. 

Phoning 111 in the Emergency Department

Information for patients who have attended the Emergency Department and have been identified by our senior nurse as appropriate for streaming to the NBT ED 111 phone booths.

Self-injury and self-harm

Information and guidance following an episode of self-harm.

Shoulder injuries

How to treat your injured shoulder.

Treatment of abscesses

Information for day case patients.

Wound care advice

Guidance on how to care for your wound.

Wrist injuries

How to treat your injured wrist.

Emergency Department & Minor Injuries Patient Information