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A study of patients presenting to an emergency department having had a “spiked drink”

Correspondence to: MrHywel Hughes Emergency Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, Wales, UK; Hywel.hughes{at}new-tr.wales.nhs.uk Objectives: To assess the scale of drink ...
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Effectiveness of emergency care practitioners working within existing emergency service models of care

1 Health Services Research, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 Sheffield Health Economics Group, School of Health and Related Research, University of ...
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Prehospital tranexamic acid shortens the interval to administration by half in Major Trauma Networks: a service evaluation

5 King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College Hospital, London, UK 6 St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Max E R ...
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The NICE guidelines in the real world: a practical perspective

Correspondence to: Mr J Dunning Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 3BW, UK; joeldunningdoctors.org.uk This review examines the derivation of the ...
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Reduction of pulled elbows

Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; [email protected] ...
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Establishing the research priorities of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians in the UK and Ireland

Objective Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) is a collaborative clinical studies group established in August 2012. It consists of a network of 43 centres from England, ...
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Educating the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor: using factor analysis to inform the curriculum

Objectives: This project aims to use information about the desirable attributes of the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor to inform future curriculum development. Methods: Data ...
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Evolution of triage systems

Correspondence to: Dr Iain R S Robertson-Steel West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Millennium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1LX; ...
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Alcohol identification and intervention in English emergency departments

Correspondence to Dr Robert Patton, School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK; r.patton{at}surrey.ac.uk Aims In the ED, alcohol identification and brief advice is an effective ...
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Flucloxacillin alone or combined with benzylpenicillin to treat lower limb cellulitis: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to: Dr P Leman Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; peter.lemanhealth.wa.gov.au Objective: To determine whether using intravenous ...
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Posterior reperfusion T-waves: Wellens' syndrome of the posterior wall

Correspondence to Dr Brian E Driver, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave S, Mail Stop R2, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA; briandriver{at}gmail.com Background ...
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Interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments: an umbrella review

Objectives Patient flow and crowding are two major issues in ED service improvement. A substantial amount of literature exists on the interventions to improve patient flow and crowding, making it ...