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This paper will describe an innovative project to improve patient care in an...
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This paper will describe an innovative project to improve patient care in an...
Contrary to popular belief, in most situations the treatment of poisoning does not...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in the UK accounting...
In the 1960s, nurses in the United States were used to perform medical tasks to...
Status epilepticus has been defined as a ‘life threatening emergency’, with the...
This study will explore the ways in which children appear to be harmed by...
Snake bite is an uncommon cause of presentation to hospital in the UK. However,...
The growing demands being placed upon emergency care require the NHS to think of...
Telemedicine is seen as an exciting new technology and like many others before it,...
Imagine coming into work and within minutes finding yourself the target of a...
Methaemoglobin is a form of altered haemoglobin, which can be acquired or...
The purpose of this study is to review the number of paediatric alcohol related...
The rise in A&E attendances, combined with the shortfall in medical...
The current Department of Health NHS Guidance (1998) states that every acute...
Although the general population may be exposed to lead from numerous environmental...
In many A&E units, patient care is divided between acute, minor and...
There are national and local concerns regarding the increase in A&E...
As public expectations of the health service progressively increase, there will be...