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Medical problems presenting to paediatric emergency departments: 10 years on

1 Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK 2 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical ...
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Review of sports injuries presenting to an accident and emergency department

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Comparison of a long spinal board and vacuum mattress for spinal immobilisation

Objectives: This study was designed to compare the stability and comfort afforded by the long spinal board (backboard) and the vacuum mattress. Methods: Nine volunteers wearing standardised clothing ...
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Acute occlusion of the retinal arteries: current concepts and recent advances in diagnosis and management

Purpose/Background—Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is usually a blinding event, and is not an infrequent presentation to the accident and emergency (A&E) department. The evidence-base in ...
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Remifentanil for procedural sedation: a systematic review of the literature

Objective We sought to determine the performance characteristics of remifentanil as an agent of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) for adult and paediatric patients undergoing procedures similar ...
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Understanding and interpreting artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in Emergency Medicine

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Bleeding due to a medicinal leech bite

Correspondence to: Dr L Avşaroğulları Kılıçarslan Mh, Kızılırmak Cd, Irmak Sitesi, B Blok, No: 56/29, 38030, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey; lavsarerciyes.edu.tr ...
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Paramedics' experiences of end-of-life care decision making with regard to nursing home residents: an exploration of influential issues and factors

Introduction For a patient nearing the end of his or her life, transfer from a nursing home to the ED can be inappropriate, with potentially negative consequences, but transfer in these circumstances ...
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Retention of information by emergency department staff at ambulance handover: do standardised approaches work?

2 Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to: Anthony Bleetman Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, ...
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Making an IMPACT on emergency department flow: improving patient processing assisted by consultant at triage

Correspondence to: Dr J Terris Emergency Department, St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK; jane.terrisgstt.sthames.nhs.uk Objectives: To assess whether initial patient consult ...
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The sad truth about the SADPERSONS Scale: an evaluation of its clinical utility in self-harm patients

Background The SADPERSONS Scale is commonly used as a screening tool for suicide risk in those who have self-harmed. It is also used to determine psychiatric treatment needs in those presenting to ...
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Increasing emergency department attendances in central London with methamphetamine toxicity and associated harms

Correspondence to Dr James T Harnett, Emergency Department, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, NW1 2BU, UK; j.harnett{at}nhs.net Background Methamphetamine is a ...