BMJ17h
Burns and scalds in pre-school children attending accident and emergency: accident or abuse?
Correspondence to: Dr Benger, Research Fellow in A&E Telemedicine, Accident and Emergency Department, Tewkesbury Hospital, Barton Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5QN, UK (JB{at}sectae.org.uk) ...
BMJ19h
An evaluation of echo in life support (ELS): is it feasible? What does it add?
Background Emergency physicians were trained to perform echo in life support (ELS)—that is, limited transthoracic echocardiography during advanced life support (ALS) management of cardiac arrest.
BMJ1d
114 Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department: a prospective cohort study of process, clinical and patient-reported outcomes
2 School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland 3 Limerick EM Education Research Training (ALERT ...
BMJ2d
Does noninvasive ventilation work in ARDS? A case report and review of the current literature
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India Correspondence to: Dr S K Jindal Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute ...
BMJ3d
Anxiety and depressive disorders in an emergency department ward of a general hospital: a control study
2 Department of Emergency, Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma, Parma, Italy 3 Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma Objective: In this study anxiety and depressive disorders were evaluated in ...
BMJ3d
Barriers and facilitators to the administration of prehospital tranexamic acid: a paramedic interview study using the theoretical domains framework
3 South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Background Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic drug used to prevent bleeding. It was introduced as an intervention for ...
BMJ5d
A multicentre observational study to evaluate a new tool to assess emergency physicians' non-technical skills
2 Conquest Emergency Department, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Hastings, UK 3 The Royal London Hospital Emergency Department, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK 4 St Mary's Emergency ...
BMJ7d
Alcoholic ketoacidosis with multiple complications: a case report
Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a poorly diagnosed medical emergency usually identified in chronic alcohol misusers following an abrupt cessation or reduction of alcohol consumption. A high index of ...
BMJ7d
A preliminary investigation into bacterial contamination of Welsh emergency ambulances
Correspondence to: Dr Y Nigam, School of Health Science, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; y.nigam{at}swansea.ac.uk Objectives: The objective of this regional study ...
BMJ19d
1559 Background noise in an Emergency Department: an observational study from staff and patient perspectives
Aims, Objectives and Background Noise is a contributing factor to miscommunication, which may be exacerbated by wearing personal protective equipment. There has been little research on noise in the ...
BMJ19d
Disposable female urinal bottle (the UniWee) improves patient experience for immobile women with lower limb fractures
Background Female patients with lower limb fractures experience pain and loss of dignity when manoeuvered onto a bedpan. Poor bladder management, including urinary catheterisation for convenience, can ...
BMJ22d
Use of nasal clips as first aid for anterior epistaxis
A short systematic review was undertaken to establish whether the use of a nasal clip is superior to manual compression as first aid in patients presenting to the ED with epistaxis. A systematic ...