Animal and human bites
Bite wounds caused by humans or animals are a common presentation in emergency...
06 Oct 2008
Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Using nerve blocks to treat facial wounds
As part of their scope of practice, emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) should...
13 Sep 2008
Anaphylaxis: assessing patients with allergies
Anaphylaxis is a common presentation seen in emergency departments (EDs), yet due...
13 Sep 2008
Managing acute plantar puncture wounds
Puncture wounds of the foot are a frequent presentation in emergency departments (...
13 Sep 2008
Emergency contraception
Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with...
23 Jul 2008
Tension pneumothorax
Pneumothorax, and in particular tension pneumothorax, is associated with a high...
23 Jul 2008
A guide to travel health
Budget airlines, greater worldwide travel networks and faster access to formerly...
23 Jul 2008
‘Arm wrestler’s fracture’
Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with...
01 Jun 2008
Prepatellar bursitis
To provide patients with accurate and efficient clinical diagnoses, clinicians must...
01 Jun 2008
Patient satisfaction
NHS Lanarkshire provides unscheduled care in a wide variety of settings, including...
01 Jun 2008
Cleaning wounds with saline or tap water
In an ever modernising NHS, referring to health- care methods that were used before...
01 May 2008
Learning from older people who use urgent care services
Older people are high users of emergency care services, in particular emergency...
01 May 2008
Managing pain
Patients present to emergency departments (EDs) with many different physical and...
01 May 2008
Managing chemical eye injuries
Chemical burns to the eyes are potentially devastating for the individuals...
01 Apr 2008
Safeguarding children in emergency departments
The link between long-bone fractures and intracranial bleeds in infants, and the...
01 Apr 2008
Rectal foreign bodies
Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with...
01 Mar 2008
Knowing your ‘dydoe’ from your ‘Madonna’: an emergency nurse guide to body piercing
Body piercing is now a common practice among people of all age groups in the UK,...
01 Mar 2008