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Effect of emergency department fast track on emergency department length of stay: a case–control study

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 ...
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Is ice right? Does cryotherapy improve outcome for acute soft tissue injury?

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 ...
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Management of patients presenting to the emergency department with sudden onset severe headache: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies

Objective Advances in imaging technologies have precipitated uncertainty and inconsistency in the management of neurologically intact patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of burnout and workplace stressors among emergency department healthcare workers in Uganda

Background Burnout is a widely recognised occupational phenomenon, with emergency department (ED) healthcare workers globally facing a heightened risk. Despite this, data on the burden of burnout ...
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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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Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study

Background Blood transfusion for bleeding trauma patients is a promising pre-hospital intervention with potential to improve outcomes. However, it is not yet clear which patients may benefit from ...
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Emergency department triage revisited

Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to provide an ...
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The relationship between distance to hospital and patient mortality in emergencies: an observational study

Correspondence to: Professor Jon Nicholl Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; j.nicholl{at}sheffield.ac.uk Objectives: ...
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Preoxygenation in prehospital critical care: a survey of HEMS practices in eight European countries

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Medical patient boarding in the emergency department as a source of crowding and delay-related harm, impacting patient outcomes and the efficiency of urgent and emergency care

Background Previous studies have indicated that crowding within the emergency department (ED) is associated with longer lengths of stay in the ED and higher mortality. Boarding, the time patients ...
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The sepsis six and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle: a prospective observational cohort study

Background Severe sepsis is likely to account for around 37 000 deaths annually in the UK. Five years after the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) care bundles were published, care ...
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The minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale pain score does not differ with severity of pain

Correspondence to: Professor Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Private Bag, Footscray, Vic 3011, Australia (Anne-Maree.Kelly{at}nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether ...