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Patients who call emergency ambulances for primary care problems: a qualitative study of the decision-making process

Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Booker, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social ...
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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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Role of ambulance response times in the survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Objectives To evaluate the role of ambulance response times in improving survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods OHCAs were identified by sampling consecutive life-threatening ...
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The comparison of modified early warning score with rapid emergency medicine score: a prospective multicentre observational cohort study on medical and surgical patients ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Bursa Sevket Yılmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey 3 ...
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Why is pain management so difficult in the Emergency Department? A systematic mixed studies review and thematic synthesis of staff perceptions of enablers and barriers to pain ...

Introduction Pain is the most common presenting feature within the ED, yet undertreatment of pain in the ED is a well-documented problem worldwide. Despite the development of interventions to address ...
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Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children: a retrospective observational analysis

Introduction A significant proportion of ED attendances in children may be non-urgent attendances (NUAs), which could be better managed elsewhere. This study aimed to quantify NUAs and urgent ...
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BET 2: Is there an association between iodine, shellfish and contrast agent allergies?

A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether having a shellfish or iodine allergy changed the risk of allergic reaction in patients receiving radiocontrast medium more than other concomitant ...
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Use of anti-D immunoglobulin in the treatment of threatened miscarriage in the accident and emergency department

Background—The UK guidelines for the use of anti-D immunoglobulin for rhesus prophylaxis have been revised. Anti-D immunoglobulin is no longer recommended for Rh D negative women after a threatened ...
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Improving domestic violence screening practices in the emergency department: an Australian perspective

Correspondence to Amy Lynn Sweeny, Emergency Department, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia; amy.sweeny{at}health.qld.gov.au Introduction Domestic violence (DV) is ...
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Reliability and validity of the Netherlands Triage Standard in emergency care settings: a case scenario study

Correspondence to Dr Marleen Smits, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands; marleen.smits{at}radboudumc.nl Background The Netherlands Triage ...
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THE PAEDIATRIC OBSERVATION PRIORITY SCORE (POPS): A USEFUL TOOL TO PREDICT LIKELIHOOD OF ADMISSION FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objectives & Background No specific early warning score universally validated for use in all children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) exists. POPS is a novel aggregate scoring system, ...
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Evolution of methodology and reporting of emergency medicine quantitative research over a 20-year period

Objective We aimed to determine trends over time in article origin, and article and methodology characteristics. Method We examined original research articles published every fifth year over a 20-year ...