5 Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK 6 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Background Hospital prealerting in acute ...

Emergency Department, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan Correspondence to: Dr C-F Chong Emergency Department, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No.95 Wen-Chang Road, ...

Point-of-care tests for SARS-CoV-2 could enable rapid rule-in and/or rule-out of COVID-19, allowing rapid and accurate patient cohorting and potentially reducing the risk of nosocomial transmission.

Correspondence to Dr Anton Sklavos, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, Cartlon VIC 3053, Australia; antonsklavos{at}hotmail.com Dental emergencies are common reasons ...

Trends in paramedic-to-general practitioner referrals following the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of a virtual emergency department: an interrupted time series analysis ...

Background In 2015, Ambulance Service Medical Directors raised concerns regarding a perceived increase in suicide deaths among ambulance service staff. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives ...

Objective: To develop an understanding of the current system and future development of training and education within a large UK ambulance trust, based upon the experiences, beliefs, and opinions of ...

Objective—To compare functional outcome in patients with acute grade 1 or 2 (mild to moderate) lateral ankle sprains randomised to treatment with or without a double tubigrip bandage (DTG).

In any accident scene, rapid removal of the casualty to hospital improves their chances of survival. The term the “Golden Hour” was first introduced in 1961, but because of misinterpretation as to ...

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 ...