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The prehospital management of pelvic fractures: initial consensus statement
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Accuracy of self-reported disease severity and need for hospital admission
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Pain assessments at triage with the Manchester triage system: a prospective observational study
Objective Pain is one of the six general discriminators of the Manchester triage system (MTS). The frequency of pain assessments conducted at triage with the MTS, and patient, nurse and triage ...
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Online First
Video laryngoscopy may improve the intubation outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials ...
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Delayed diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in children
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK 2 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Correspondence to: Dr T Hilliard, ...
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Injuries associated with airbag deployment
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United Kingdom. Airbags drastically reduce both morbidity and mortality from crashes, but with the increased use of airbags ...
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Calcific tendonitis of the medial collateral ligament
The case is presented of a woman with a gradual onset of knee pain due to calcific tendonitis of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). The diagnosis was made based on clinical findings, plain ...
BMJ5d
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to hanging: a retrospective analysis
Background There has been little research into the prehospital management of cardiac arrest following hanging despite it being among the most prevalent methods of suicide worldwide. The aim of this ...
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A randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of double Tubigrip in grade 1 and 2 (mild to moderate) ankle sprains
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).
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NICE head injury guidelines
Emergency physicians in the UK will be scanning more patients with head injury and should have easier access to CT The current discussion about the NICE head injury guidelines illustrates both the ...
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Quality improvement initiative for improved patient communication in an ED rapid assessment zone
Introduction Patient–clinician communication in the Emergency Department (ED) faces challenges of time and interruptions, resulting in negative effects on patient satisfaction with communication and ...
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Influence of air ambulance doctors on on-scene times, clinical interventions, decision-making and independent paramedic practice
Background: Critics of air ambulance doctors question their contribution and believe on-scene time is prolonged. Two helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) models operate in the West Midlands, ...