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041 Pre-hospital PEWS is not a useful predictor of the need for hospital admission from ED
Objective Physiological derangement, as measured by Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) is used to try and identify children with critical illness at an early point to identify and intervene in ...
BMJ1d
356 Comparison of qSOFA, and hospital early warning scores for prognosis in suspected sepsis in emergency department patients: a systematic review
Aims/Objectives/Background Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and many tools exist to facilitate early recognition. The current international ...
BMJ1d
8 Different approaches needed to manage ED demand among different age-groups
Background/objectives A variety of interventions have been proposed to manage rising demand for Emergency and Urgent Care, described by an NHS England review as unsustainable in the long term. However ...
BMJ4d
The changing face of major trauma in the UK
2 Centre for Clinical Trials and Population Studies, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK 3 Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Royal Centre ...
BMJ4d
An outcomes evaluation of an emergency department early pregnancy assessment service and early pregnancy assessment protocol
Background Complications in early pregnancy, such as threatened or actual miscarriage is a common occurrence resulting in many women presenting to the emergency department (ED). Early pregnancy ...
BMJ4d
Swivel-HEPA-ETT (SHE) bougie and HEPA-ETT (HE) methods for safe intubation while managing patients with COVID-19
Correspondence to Dr Tzu-Yao Hung, Emergency, Taipei City Hospital, Zhong-Xing Branch, Taipei 10341, Taiwan; bryansolitude{at}gmail.com At the end of December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS ...
BMJ3d
Sprain or fracture? An analysis of 2000 ankle injuries.
A retrospective survey of over 2000 patients with inversion injuries of the ankle joint was undertaken to examine the validity of criteria commonly used in an accident and emergency department to ...
BMJ4d
Pharmacists in Trauma: a randomised controlled trial of emergency medicine pharmacists in trauma response teams
Background Analgesia is an important component for patient well-being, but commonly delayed during trauma resuscitation. The Pharmacists in Trauma trial assessed the effects of integrating pharmacists ...
BMJ11d
Effect of weather on attendance with injury at a paediatric emergency department
Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen, UK Correspondence to: Dr D M Macgregor, Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Cornhill ...
BMJ4d
Outcomes of paediatric patients who are not transported to hospital by Emergency Medical Services: a data linkage study
Background Data on the safety of non-transport decisions for paediatric patients attended by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are lacking. We describe the characteristics and outcomes of paediatric ...
BMJ4d
Patient and public involvement in emergency care research: a scoping review of the literature
Correspondence to Dr Rachel Muir, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; rachel.muir{at}griffith.edu.au Background Establishing the benefits of ...
BMJ4d
A population based study on the night-time effect in trauma care
Background The so-called off hour effect—that is, increased mortality for patients admitted outside normal working hours—has never been demonstrated in trauma care. However, most of the studies ...