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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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Variables associated with administration of analgesia, nurse-initiated analgesia and early analgesia in the emergency department

Objective To determine the patient and clinical variables associated with administration of any analgesia, nurse-initiated analgesia (NIA, prescribed and administered by a nurse) and early analgesia ...
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Patient behaviour at the time of stroke onset: a cross-sectional survey of patient response to stroke symptoms

Correspondence to Dr Lisa Mellon, Division of Population Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland; lisamellon{at}rcsi.ie Background and ...
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The Sonographic Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules Study (the SOFAR Study)

Introduction Foot and ankle injuries are common in the Emergency Department (ED). Of those requiring radiographs in accordance with the Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules, approximately 22% have a fracture.
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Pre-hospital aspirin for suspected myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes: A headache for paramedics?

1 Pre-hospital Emergency Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine/Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK 2 Department of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Public Health, University ...
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Lisfranc fracture dislocation: a review of a commonly missed injury of the midfoot

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Musculoskeletal trauma to the foot is a common presentation to EDs. A Lisfranc fracture dislocation ...
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USING A CLINICAL PHARMACIST IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objectives & Background UK urgent and emergency care (UEC) services are facing significant increased patient demand alongside a shortage of medical and nursing staff. From the early 2000's pharmacy ...
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Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative

Prior reports describe the care children receive in community EDs (CEDs) compared with paediatric EDs (PEDs) as uneven. The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) initiative works to close ...
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Use of emergency observation and assessment wards: a systematic literature review

Emergency Medicine Research Group, Centre for Primary Health Care Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Correspondence to: Dr M Cooke, Emergency Medicine Research Group, Centre for Primary ...
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2296 Predicting recovery in patients with mild traumatic brain injury and a normal CT using diffusion tensor imaging

Aims and Objectives UK emergency departments conduct 200,000 CTs for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually. Whilst >90% of CTs are normal, 30-50% of patients report long-term functional deficits.
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The Risk stratification Of Syncope in the Emergency department (ROSE) pilot study: a comparison of existing syncope guidelines

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 2 Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 3 Department of Medicine of the ...
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INTRANASAL KETAMINE FOR PROCEDURAL SEDATION

Objectives & Background The safety of intravenous ketamine in procedural sedation is well described. 1 2 Guidelines produced by NICE 3 and the College of Emergency Medicine 4 are used by Emergency ...