Background Full-body CT scanning is increasingly being used in the initial evaluation of severely injured patients. We sought to analyse the literature to determine the benefits of full-body scanning ...

Objective Despite ‘hospital resilience’ gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a preliminary conceptual framework and ...

Background Acute or chronic stress can lead to physical and mental disorders. Measuring cortisol can objectify the degree of stress. Cortisol is traditionally measured in serum, but recently the ...

Background Falls are frequent in older people and are the primary cause of injury in adults aged 65+. Falls are associated with high mortality, morbidity and immobility. Many people who fall become ...

Midazolam meleate, a water soluble 1,4 benzodiazepine, was used intravenously in 20 patients suffering seizures, of whom 12 were in status epilepticus. In all cases, midazolam in a dose of 2.5-15 mg ...

Objectives Shared decision-making (SDM) is receiving increasing attention in emergency medicine because of its potential to increase patient engagement and decrease unnecessary healthcare utilisation.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK Correspondence to Mark Newton, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Greater ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, ROC 2 Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei Correspondence to: Dr C-H ...

In a retrospective study, 110 patients episodes with intussusception presenting to a paediatric accident and emergency (A&E) department were reviewed, with particular attention being paid to ...

The case is presented of a 5 year old boy who attended after an inversion injury. He had persistent pain despite treatment and was subsequently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukaemia. It is well ...

Burnout and stress are terms that are likely to resonate with those working in EDs across the UK and internationally. For many years, ED staff have dealt with high levels of stress with obvious ...

Background Excessive workload in emergency departments (ED) negatively affects patient safety, often leading to missed critical tasks due to time constraints. The Workload Assessment of Nurses on ...