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The Manchester triage system: improvements for paediatric emergency care

1 Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Center for Medical Decision Making, Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department ...
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Observational research methods. Research design II: cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies

Cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies are collectively referred to as observational studies. Often these studies are the only practicable method of studying various problems, for example, ...
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Tension pneumothorax—time for a re-think?

Correspondence to: Mr S Leigh-Smith c/o Institute of Naval Medicine, Monckton House, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 2DL, UK; simonlsukaol.com This review examines the present understanding of ...
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Critical care in the emergency department: patient transfer

Correspondence to: Dr A J Gray Emergency Department, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK; alasdair.gray{at}luht.scot.nhs.uk The ...
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A multicentre observational study to evaluate a new tool to assess emergency physicians' non-technical skills

2 Conquest Emergency Department, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Hastings, UK 3 The Royal London Hospital Emergency Department, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK 4 St Mary's Emergency ...
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Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine if intravenous paracetamol was superior to oral paracetamol as an adjunct to opioids in the management of moderate to severe pain in the ED setting. Methods A prospective, ...
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The evolution of the emergency care practitioner role in England: experiences and impact

1 Health Services Research, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 Sheffield Health Economics Group, School of Health and Related Research, University of ...
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BET 3: Peripheral metaraminol infusion in the emergency department

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Contemporary UK paramedical training and education. How do we train? How should we educate?

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 ...
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The prehospital management of pelvic fractures

Correspondence to: Dr C Lee Academic Department of Traumatology, Room 28, West Wing, Institute of Research & Development, Birmingham Research Park, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2SQ, UK; drcarolinelee ...
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The reliability of vital signs in estimating pain severity among adult patients treated by paramedics

Background The aim of this study was to examine the strength of correlation between initial pain severity score and systolic blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rates among adults reporting ...
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Team triage improves emergency department efficiency

Correspondence to: Mr B McNicholl Emergency Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6AB, UK; brian.mcnichollroyalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk Objective: To see whether three hours of ...