Objectives & Background Inadvertent intra-arterial cannulation (IIAC) is a recognised complication of peripheral cannulation with the potential for severe consequences including limb ischaemia and ...

Objectives & Background NICE guidelines are used to triage the 1.4 million patients attending the ED with head injury in England and Wales annually for CT imaging. These guidelines are based on ...

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 ...

Objective: To examine the effect of fast track on emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS). Design and setting: Pair-matched case–control design in a public teaching hospital in metropolitan ...

Successful defibrillation of a patient with dextrocardia using conventional anterolateral paddle positions raises doubts about the necessity to place paddles in the exact recommended positions.

Eclampsia is defined as the occurrence of seizures in pregnancy or within 10 days of delivery, accompanied by at least two of the following features documented within 24 hours of the seizure: ...

Dr N C Collins, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland; nievoc{at}yahoo.co.uk Aims: The use of ice or cryotherapy in the management of acute soft ...

Background Falls are frequent in older people and are the primary cause of injury in adults aged 65+. Falls are associated with high mortality, morbidity and immobility. Many people who fall become ...

Background Patient experience is positively associated with both clinical effectiveness and patient safety and should be a priority for emergency care providers. While both quantitative and ...

1 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK 2 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Correspondence to Dr Ian Higginson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Level 6, ...