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BMJ15d
A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?
Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of interventions designed ...
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Comparison of the effects of vapocoolant spray and topical anaesthetic cream (lidocaine–prilocaine) on pain of intravenous cannulation: a randomised controlled trial
Objective Intravenous cannulation is a routine procedure in the ED. Different methods are being used to reduce the pain of intravenous cannulation. Among them, there are studies which have shown the ...
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Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and the D-dilemma
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Removing systolic blood pressure from the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) for mortality prediction: an observational study
Background Vital signs in triage are essential for effective risk stratification in the emergency department (ED). They are also increasingly used to calculate an early warning score at the time of ...
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Commentary on ‘Reproducibility and clinical impact of the Manchester Triage System: insights from a multicentre vignette study’
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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 ...
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A simple clinical assessment is superior to systematic triage in prediction of mortality in the emergency department
Objective To compare the Danish Emergency Process Triage (DEPT) with a quick clinical assessment (Eyeball triage) as predictors of short-term mortality in patients in the emergency department (ED).
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Have we forgotten to teach how to think?
Correspondence to Dr Damian Roland, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Leicester Academic (PEMLA) Group, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK; dr98{at}le.ac.uk Emergency medicine is a varied ...
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Are acute asthma presentations to the emergency department an opportunity for optimising long-term management? A qualitative study on beliefs and behaviours of healthcare ...
Background Guidelines recommend Emergency Department (ED) healthcare professionals (HCPs) ensure patients have a supply of inhaled corticosteroid on discharge after an acute asthma presentation. By ...
BMJ2mon
Allocation concealment using scratchcards in an emergency department drug trial
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Is there a ‘weekend effect’ in major trauma?
Background Many previous studies have shown that patients admitted to hospital at weekends have worse outcomes than those on other days. It has been proposed that parity of clinical services ...
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Understanding RCEM Best Practice Guidelines
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Best Practice Guidelines are produced by a variety of special interest groups or convened expert advisory groups which sit under the umbrella of the ...