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A short cut review was carried out to establish whether there was any evidence to decide between the various described methods of tick removal. Altogether 40 papers were found using the reported ...
Effective resuscitation includes the rapid identification and correction of an inadequate circulation. Shock is said to be present when systemic hypoperfusion results in severe dysfunction of the ...
‘They do not care how much you know until they know how much you care’: a qualitative meta-synthesis of patient experience in the emergency department ...
Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to provide an ...
Background Streaming and redirection in the ED involves the assessment, triage and prioritisation of patients. Lower acuity patients can be streamed to alternative services within the hospital or ...
Objective To estimate prevalence and explore potential causes and consequences of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in UK emergency medicine consultants. Methods A sequential ...
Heat stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention to prevent multiorgan dysfunction. It is vital that, as emergency physicians, we aim for early diagnosis and aggressive treatment ...
Objective To describe the population of patients who attend emergency departments (ED) in England for mental health reasons. Methods Cross-sectional observational study of 6 262 602 ED attendances at ...
The importance of power and sample size estimation for study design and analysis.
Highlights from this issue Major incidents Emergency Medicine Professionals Low-acuity patients Research letters Best Evidence Topic reports Global emergency medicine highlights Journal update ...
Empathy is a reigning topic in healthcare because of its relationship to the aims of medical practice: improved health outcomes1 adherence to treatment recommendations, improved quality of care and ...
Background Establishing intravenous access is often vital in an acute hospital setting but can be difficult. Ultrasound-guided cannulation increases success rates in prospective studies. However, ...