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The presence of companions during emergency department evaluation and its impact on perceptions of clinician–patient communication
1 Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA Correspondence to ...
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Identifying the walk-in wounded: paediatric major trauma patients self-presenting to a paediatric major trauma centre
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Head home: a prospective cohort study of a nurse-led paediatric head injury clinical decision tool at a district general hospital
Objectives To assess if a nurse-led application of a paediatric head injury clinical decision tool would be safe compared with current practice. Methods All paediatric (<17 years) patients with head ...
BMJ4d
The ethical dilemma of emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain
Correspondence to Dr Nella W Hendley, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; chendley{at}wakehealth.edu Millions of patients present to US EDs ...
BMJ4d
Extrication of the seriously injured road crash victim
In any accident scene, rapid removal of the casualty to hospital improves their chances of survival. The term the “Golden Hour” was first introduced in 1961, but because of misinterpretation as to ...
BMJ5d
Improving the delivery of analgesia to children in pain
Objectives—To improve the time taken for children arriving to the accident and emergency (A&E) department in pain to receive analgesia. Delivery within 30 minutes of triage was taken as an achievable ...
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Mortality, admission rates and outpatient use among frequent users of emergency departments: a systematic review
Correspondence to Dr Brian H Rowe, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, 1G1.42 Walter C. Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7; ...
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Paracetamol versus other analgesia in adult patients with minor musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review
Correspondence to Dr Milan L Ridderikhof, Emergency Medicine, Amsterdam UMC - Locatie AMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; m.l.ridderikhof{at}amsterdamumc.nl Objectives Pain treatment in acute ...
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Implementation of tranexamic acid for bleeding trauma patients: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study
Objective To describe the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma care in England and Wales since the Clinical Randomization of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Hemorrhage (CRASH-2) trial results ...
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Disposable female urinal bottle (the UniWee) improves patient experience for immobile women with lower limb fractures
Background Female patients with lower limb fractures experience pain and loss of dignity when manoeuvered onto a bedpan. Poor bladder management, including urinary catheterisation for convenience, can ...
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1559 Background noise in an Emergency Department: an observational study from staff and patient perspectives
Aims, Objectives and Background Noise is a contributing factor to miscommunication, which may be exacerbated by wearing personal protective equipment. There has been little research on noise in the ...
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In emergency settings, does the use of testicular pulse oximetry aid diagnosis of testicular torsions?
Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive and inexpensive method of detecting oxygenation, which could help to reduce unnecessary scrotal exploration and expedite diagnosis if shown to be accurate in patients ...