Emergency nurse’s trigger point underlines importance of our mental health
We must support each other in coping with the accumulation of stressful events
26 Mar 2019
Nick Castle
Resuscitation of patients during pregnancy
It is estimated that, around the world, cardiac arrest occurs once in every 30,000 pregnancies after the third trimester (Morris and Stacy 2004).
01 May 2007
Endotracheal tubes: early detection of oesophageal intubation
Emergency intubation is typically performed in Clinically unstable patients, and in environments that are less well controlled than operating theatres.
01 Mar 2007
Triage and transport decisions after mass casualty incidents
In the UK there are on average four major incidents a year with a range of between none and 11 incidents annually(Carley et al 1998).
01 Apr 2006
Reperfusion therapy
In this article Nick Castle explains that, with significant improvements being made to the emergency management of cardiac patients, emergency nurses should challenge and develop their clinical practice to ensure patients receive prompt and evidence based treatment.
01 Feb 2006
Challenging delays in thrombolysis
The management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be divided in to three groups: resuscitation, management of pain and reperfusion therapy (Castle 2003).
01 Dec 2004
Rescue paramedic style: a training scenario
For most emergency nurses, rescue is something that happens in the pre-hospital phase of patient management. Even for those who are regularly involved in prehospital care, typically as part of mobile medical teams (MMTs), exposure to rescue situations is typically limited to patients trapped in cars following road traffic accidents.
01 May 2003
Paediatric resuscitation: advanced life support
The author describes the paediatric advanced life support algorithm and discusses specific aspects of paediatric resuscitation.
27 Nov 2002
Acute coronary syndrome
Emergency nurses are pivotal to the management of patients with an acute coronary syndrome and the national service framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease has further highlighted this by emphasising the importance of A&E driven thrombolysis. A vital area of patient management is the effective relief of ischaemic cardiac pain. Despite this, pain relief can be difficult to achieve and involves more than one agent.
01 May 2002
Paediatric resuscitation: advanced life support
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to present the paediatric advanced life support (ALS) algorithm and discuss specific aspects of paediatric resuscitation. After this article you should be able to: ■ Describe the paediatric ALS algorithm ■ Be familiar with common paediatric resuscitation drugs and a system to support estimation of drug dosages ■ Identify appropriate equipment for paediatric resuscitation.
01 Apr 2002
Paediatric resuscitation
The aim of this article is to provide nurses with the ability to assess an ill child, instigate early basic life support to include upper airway obstruction management, and to be aware of the differences in treating the infant, child and older child.
01 Apr 1999
The airway and the A&E nurse
The aim of this article is to review basic and advanced methods of opening and clearing an airway and to discuss effective means of ventilation and oxygenation in A&E. As an A&E nurse, you are encouraged to look at your practice and ask yourself: ‘Am I providing the best for my patient?’ After reading this article you should be able to: Describe and perform basic airway opening devices Be aware of a range of airway adjuncts Select an appropriate device for assisted ventilation; understand the rationale for its use Discuss the merits of newer devices for advanced airway management and why such devices are more appropriate for use by non-anaesthetic trained staff
01 Mar 1999