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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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02 A pilot study to assess the feasibility of paramedics delivering antibiotic treatment to ‘red flag’ sepsis patients
Background Sepsis is associated with a 36% mortality rate rising up to 50% for septic shock. Currently when an East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) clinician recognises ‘red flag’ sepsis, only the ...
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Clinical guidelines: what drives local adoption?
No one can be expert in recognising and treating the full spectrum of potential illness, and we all use reference information: guidelines, academic papers, textbooks, local protocols and advice from ...
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Online First
Video laryngoscopy may improve the intubation outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials ...
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Appearance of wooden foreign body on CT scan
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Scalp lacerations demand careful attention before interhospital transfer of head injured patients.
Department of Neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland. Blood loss from scalp lacerations may be considerable. Two cases are described to illustrate the hazards of transferring ...
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Diagnosis and management of common maxillofacial injuries in the emergency department. Part 3: orbitozygomatic complex and zygomatic arch fractures
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Impact of pharmacist interventions provided in the emergency department on quality use of medicines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Mr Tesfay Mehari Atey, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; tesfaymehari.atey{at}utas.edu.au Background Pharmacists have an ...
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Isolated cricoid fracture associated with blunt neck trauma
Correspondence to: Dr S E Kim Emergency Department, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea; emkse{at}cau.ac.kr A 32-year-old woman without a remarkable ...
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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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Delayed diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in children
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK 2 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Correspondence to: Dr T Hilliard, ...
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Framing of clinical information affects physicians’ diagnostic accuracy
Correspondence to Dr Ivor Popovich, Critical Care, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1023, New Zealand; ivor.popovich{at}xtra.co.nz Background Framing bias occurs when people make a decision based on ...