Justin Walford
COVID-19: amid fear and anxiety, we must look after each other
An emergency nurse’s experience of coping with the constantly evolving coronavirus crisis
Playing a simulation game sharpens emergency department skills
The Floor simulation game helps nurses to develop clinical leadership skills
ED pressures force nurses to compromise clinical decision-making
Emergency nurses and patients are, yet again, facing a perfect storm
Corridor care in overcrowded EDs must not become the norm
‘Trolley Tetris’ and corridor care are two practices we should do everything in our power to avoid
Speculating on the future of emergency care
What does the future hold for emergency care with a new health secretary, ponders Justin Walford
Day-to-day compassion in the emergency department
Despite its representation in the media as a place of unremitting tribulation, the ED is brimming with compassion
Comparison of intravenous morphine and paracetamol
One of the main complaints from patients who present to emergency departments with illness or injury is pain, yet often this is not well managed in emergency settings. Nurse prescribers are in an ideal position to make a rapid assessment and then prescribe and treat patients’ pain, and must quickly decide which is the safest and most effective drug for each individual. This article compares intravenous morphine with intravenous paracetamol for managing pain in patients with isolated limb trauma who then require manipulation under sedation. A case study examines the decision-making process.