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Risk events during intrahospital transport of patients from the emergency department: a prospective observational study
Background We aimed to determine the incidence, nature of and predisposing factors for risk events (REs) that occur during the intrahospital transport of patients from the ED. Methods We undertook a ...
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Preoperative management of the amputated limb
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, West Sussex, England Correspondence to: MrM S Lloyd The Hospital Royal Free, 3rd Floor, Dawson Ward, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG; ...
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Vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar infarction following chiropractic manipulation
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, and Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 2 Department of ...
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Domestic violence in emergency medicine patients
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: Dr A Boyle Department ...
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Ondansetron and chest pain
I was interested to read the letter by Dodd and Doyle 1 criticising routine paramedic use of cyclizine as an antiemetic for patients with chest pain. They sensibly highlight the BNF statement citing ...
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Clinical supervision in the emergency department: a critical incident study
Objectives: To identify the key features of effective clinical supervision in the emergency department (ED) from the perspectives of enthusiastic consultants and specialist registrars. To highlight ...
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An analysis of the door-to-balloon time in STEMI patients in an underdeveloped area of China: a single-centre analysis
2 Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Research, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China Correspondence to Professor Yi-Tong Ma, First Department of Coronary Heart Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of ...
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Identifying the research question and planning the project
This is the second paper on research in accident and emergency medicine. It discusses the potential for research in A&E medicine and how to identify a good research question.
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Could a D-dimer/fibrinogen ratio have a role in ruling-out venous thromboembolism?
Background Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) requires chest CT angiography for pulmonary embolism and venous ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis. To reduce imaging, guidelines recommend ...
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Cerebral oximetry levels during CPR are associated with return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest: an observational study
Correspondence to Dr Adam J Singer, Department of Emergency Medicine, HSC-L4-080, 8350 SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, USA; adam.singer{at}stonybrook.edu Methods We conducted a retrospective, ...
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Prehospital advanced airway management by ambulance technicians and paramedics: is clinical practice sufficient to maintain skills?
Performance Information Team, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Hampshire Division), Otterbourne, UK Correspondence to Dr Charles D Deakin, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Southern ...
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Documentation of neurovascular status in supracondylar fractures and the development of an assessment proforma
2 Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Alistair Ivan William Mayne, Department of Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic ...