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  • Vomiting blood

    Find out what can cause vomiting blood and when it might be a medical emergency.

  • Temporal arteritis

    Find out about temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis), a condition when arteries become inflamed. It's a serious condition that needs urgent treatment.

  • Heart attack

    Find out about heart attacks, a serious medical emergency in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot.

  • First aid

    Find out what to do in emergency situations such as anaphylaxis, bleeding, burns and scalds, choking, drowning, electrocution, fractures, heart attacks, poisoning, shock and stroke.

  • Allergies

    Find out about allergies, including typical symptoms, common allergies, when to get emergency medical help and allergy testing and treatments.

  • Bronchiectasis - Complications

    In some cases, people with bronchiectasis can develop serious complications, such as coughing up blood, that require emergency treatment.

  • Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) - Complications

    Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) that needs emergency treatment.

  • Toxic shock syndrome

    Find out about toxic shock syndrome (TSS), including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help and how it is treated.

  • Jaundice

    NHS information about jaundice, where the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow. It's caused by a build-up of a substance called bilirubin.

  • Hypothermia

    Find out about hypothermia, a dangerous drop in body temperature below 35C (normal body temperature is around 37C). Go to A&E or call 999 immediately if someone has symptoms of hypothermia.