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The “4-hour target”: emergency nurses’ views
Methods: The study was based in one emergency department (ED) in the UK and took a generic qualitative approach. A stratified sample of nine experienced ED nurses were recruited for semi-structured ...
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Atrial fibrillation after electrical shock: a case report and review
1 Abant Izzet Baysal University, Düzce Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Düzce, Turkey 2 Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Düzce, Turkey ...
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Is morphine indicated in acute pulmonary oedema
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Spontaneous pneumothorax: Is it under tension?
A diagnosis of tension pneumothorax is usually only considered within the context of trauma, incorrect chest drain insertion or positive pressure ventilation. Four patients are presented who developed ...
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Does the Manchester triage system detect the critically ill?
BACKGROUND: The Manchester triage system (MTS) is now widely used in UK accident and emergency (A&E) departments. No clinical outcome studies have yet been published to validate the system. Safety of ...
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Clearing the cervical spine of paediatric trauma patients
Objectives: To review the evidence available for clearance of the cervical spine in children under 16 years of age after trauma, and to provide guidance to enable this to be practised safely. Methods: ...
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Pre-hospital spinal immobilisation: an initial consensus statement
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, James Cook Hospital, Middlesborough, Middlesborough, UK This paper reviews the ...
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Consensus on the prehospital approach to burns patient management
Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Mr K Allison Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson ...
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Triage rapid initial assessment by doctor (TRIAD) improves waiting time and processing time of the emergency department
Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong Correspondence to: Dr Y-F Choi Medical Officer, Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole ...
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Temperature measurement in the adult emergency department: oral, tympanic membrane and temporal artery temperatures versus rectal temperature
Correspondence to Dr Polly E Bijur, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Rose F. Kennedy Center room 915F, 1410 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; polly.bijur{at}einstein.yu.edu Objective The ...
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Symptom-triggered therapy for assessment and management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the emergency department short-stay clinical decision unit
Correspondence to Professor Eugene M Cassidy, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Science, University College Cork, Acute Mental Health Unit, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Ireland; eugene ...
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Is ambulance telephone triage using advanced medical priority dispatch protocols able to identify patients with acute stroke correctly?
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Hampshire Division), Otterbourne, UK Dr C D Deakin, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust, North Wing, Southern House, Sparrowgrove, Otterbourne, Hants ...