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Validation of the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Score (NEDOCS) in a UK non-specialist emergency department

Introduction Emergency department (ED) crowding has significant adverse consequences, however, there is no widely accepted tool to measure it. This study validated the National Emergency Department ...
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Retrospective single-centre descriptive study of the characteristics, management and outcomes of adult patients with suspected sepsis in the emergency department

Correspondence to Dr Lisa Sabir, The University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research, Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; l.sabir{at}sheffield.ac.uk Background Guidelines for adults presenting to ...
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PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE: THE DAILY BREAD AND BUTTER OF A PARAMEDIC ATTENDING PATIENTS WHO FALL

Falls occur increasingly frequently with age. 35% of people aged over 65 fall each year rising to 50% at age 85. Many patients fall repeatedly. 56% of patients attending an emergency department were ...
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An evaluation of tympanic thermometry in a paediatric emergency department

Background and objectives: The consequences of missing fever in children can be grave. Body temperature is commonly recorded at the axilla but accuracy is a problem. This study aimed to evaluate the ...
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Nightclub deaths in the UK: a retrospective observational study of media reports with coroner verification

Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study using media reports and coroner verification to identify and characterise nightclub-related deaths in the UK between 2009 and 2024.
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PARAMEDIC RESUSCITATION DECISION-MAKING IN OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Background There are approximately 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in the United Kingdom (UK) each year. Within the UK there are well-established clinical practice guidelines that define ...
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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 ...
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Dietary sugars versus glucose tablets for first-aid treatment of symptomatic hypoglycaemia in awake patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Correspondence to Dr Jestin N Carlson, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Saint Vincent Hospital, 232 West 25th St, Erie, PA 16544, USA; jcarlson{at}svhs.org Background While ...
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What health systems should learn from the Lebanon pager attack

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Assessing the capacity and equity of major trauma services for adult patients in the East of England Trauma Network a decade after its establishment (2013–2021)

Background The number of trauma patients in the East of England Trauma Network has been steadily increasing since 2013, raising concerns about whether the existing design (one Major Trauma Centre (MTC ...
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Etimbuk Umana, Hannah Norman-Bruce, Clare Mills, Oenone Rodgers, Hannah Mitchell, Lisa McFetridge, Gareth McKeeman, Steve Foster, Michael Barrett, Damian Roland, Mark ...
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Blackthorn injury: a report of three interesting cases

1 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK 2 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, UK Correspondence to: Mr H Sharma ...