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OP6 An investigation into suicide amongst ambulance service staff
Background In 2015, Ambulance Service Medical Directors raised concerns regarding a perceived increase in suicide deaths among ambulance service staff. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives ...
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Over-bedding or de-bunking
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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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Vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar infarction following chiropractic manipulation
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, and Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 2 Department of ...
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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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Decision analytical modelling of strategies for investigating suspected acute aortic syndrome
Background Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) requires urgent diagnosis with computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Diagnostic strategies need to weigh the benefits of detecting AAS against the costs of ...
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Prehospital endotracheal intubation for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and improved neurological outcomes
Background Patients with traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (t-OHCA) require on-scene airway management to maintain tissue oxygenation. However, the benefits of prehospital endotracheal ...
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Chronic and occult carbon monoxide poisoning: we don’t know what we’re missing
poisoning carbon monoxide CO, carbon monoxide COHB, carboxyhaemoglobin The purpose of this review is to examine the literature regarding occult and chronic exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide ...
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It’s a battlefield! A thematic analysis of narratives shared in Cape Town emergency departments
Background The Emergency Department(ED) team need to make sense of an ever-changing dynamic environment. The stories people tell about everyday occurrences are central to how sense-making occurs.
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Emergency medicine: sacrificed to the frontline?
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Emergency oxygen therapy for the breathless patient. Guidelines prepared by North West Oxygen Group
7 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital 8 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester 9 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hope ...
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Efficacy of an erector spinae plane block for renal colic: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and aim The passage of kidney stones through the ureter creates renal colic, a severe visceral abdominal pain. Renal colic is typically managed with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ...