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Resuscitation of patients during pregnancy
It is estimated that, around the world, cardiac arrest occurs once in every 30,000...
Anaphylaxis: recognition, treatment and education
The term anaphylaxis is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘ana’, meaning ‘up’,...
Managing acute heroin overdose
Drug overdose is responsible for between 6 and 10 per cent of the deaths among...
Paronychia: Unexpected radiograph findings
Hand infections are common presentations to minor injury services and emergency...
Invasive haemodynamic monitoring: the role of emergency nurses in helping to provide...
Accurate monitoring of critically ill patients in emergency departments (EDs) is...
Shoulder dislocation: reduction without sedation in the emergency department
Shoulder dislocation is one of the most common types of dislocation seen in...
Severe sepsis: do emergency departments offer patients optimal care?
Sepsis claims thousands of lives every day throughout the world (Kieft et al 1993...
Practice makes perfect - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
In November 2000, the 11-month-old son of one of the authors developed a small...
Endotracheal tubes: early detection of oesophageal intubation
Emergency intubation is typically performed in Clinically unstable patients, and in...
The emergency care nurse role: a clinical staff attitude survey
The emergency care nurse (ECN) role was introduced in the emergency department (ED...
Pretibial lacerations: management and treatment in the emergency department
Emergency nurses deal regularly with traumatic wounds (Holt 2005) and, under...
Hand injuries in children: a reflective case study
Reflection helps nurses to evaluate themselves in order to identify their training...
Satisfaction guaranteed?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) defines emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs...
Priapism: diagnosis and early referral in emergency departments
Many patients are seen and discharged from emergency departments (EDs) every day,...
Practice makes perfect - Intraoral ranulas
The following case history concerns a 19-year-old man who presented to the...
Scissors: an infection risk?
Infection control is vital in all areas of nursing, but it is especially so in...
Early pregnancy loss
Early pregnancy loss can be a cause of immense distress for the women who...
The glasgow coma scale clinical application in emergency departments
About one million people with head injuries attend emergency departments (EDs)...