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Echoes of things to come. Ultrasound in UK emergency medicine practice
Ultrasound is widely used in the US and continental Europe in the immediate assessment of patients after blunt abdominal trauma. There are also now other recognised “primary” indications for ...
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Audit of oxygen use in emergency ambulances and in a hospital emergency department
Respiratory Medicine, Salford Royal Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, Salford, UK Dr B R O’Driscoll, Respiratory Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD, UK; ronan.o'driscoll{at}srft.nhs.uk Background: ...
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The face arm speech test: does it encourage rapid recognition of important stroke warning symptoms?
1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 2 NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK 3 Department of Vascular ...
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Are there differences in low-acuity emergency department visits between culturally and linguistically diverse migrants and people with English-speaking background: a population-based linkage study of ...
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Use of emergency services in response to a flood: an account of the aftermath of the May 2023 flood in Romagna, Italy
Background Extreme weather events due to human activities have significantly increased the frequency and severity of hydrological disasters like floods, impacting human health and healthcare systems ...
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Factors associated with late hospital arrival in acute stroke patients of Bangladesh
Objectives Underutilisation of thrombolysis is a major problem in patients with stroke in Bangladesh as patients do not arrive within the therapeutic window due to delays in their way to emergency ...
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Emergency clinician perceptions of end-of-life care in Irish emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey
Background Patients with end-of-life care (EoLC) needs present to the emergency departments (ED) frequently and at times, it can be difficult to provide a high standard of care. Within the Irish ...
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Where the road ends: emergency care sensitive conditions drive excess mortality in medevac-dependent rural Alaska
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Sex differences in the intention and decision to use emergency medical services for acute coronary syndrome in Australia: a retrospective study
Background Sex-based disparities in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presentations exist and women often have worse outcomes after an ACS event. Calling the emergency medical services (EMS) initiates ...
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PP44 Involving newly-qualified paramedics in prehospital randomised controlled trials: an analysis of training, enrolment and safety data within the paramedic analgesia comparing ketamine and MorphiNe ...
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Ambulance alerting to hospital: the need for clearer guidance
Background: The decision by paramedics to alert a receiving hospital to the imminent arrival of a critically ill patient is currently based on the crew’s clinical judgement. Aims: To evaluate the ...
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Saturday night blue--a case of near fatal poisoning from the abuse of amyl nitrite.
Department of Anaesthetics, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. A case of severe methaemoglobinaemia caused by the abuse of volatile nitrites is reported. The agents are commonly abused, but ...