Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Parents are unsure when to return to emergency departments after their children have been evaluated for head injury.
A predictive model for admission developed at a healthcare campus in Israel identified 94% of hospitalisations and 90% of discharges within one hour of presentation.
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Management of patients with fractures of the first rib should focus on identifying and treating associated life-threatening injuries, says a study in Emergency Medicine Journal.
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Emergency Medicine Journal has performed a study in the use of cornstarch-based gel in comparison to commercial gel used in ultrasound.
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Researchers have proposed a new formula to provide an up-to-date weight estimation in adults and children
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Norwegian study carried out in an emergency department in Bergen, found children and parents to be the best pain accessor
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Epilepsy affects 1% of the UK population with 40% of people who have epilepsy having two or more seizures a year.
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Older people who see the same GP over time have fewer avoidable hospital admissions for certain conditions, latest study results suggests.
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Researchers analysed the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia through mortality rates, neurological outcomes and adverse effects
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Grapes account for the third most common cause of food-related choking after hot dogs and sweets, a report concludes.
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Making it easier for patients to speak to a nurse or GP at short notice could help reduce pressure on emergency departments, researchers have concluded.
Although early warning scores (EWS) are a routine feature in UK emergency departments a review has questioned their value.
Highlighting the inconsistencies in practice having family members present during resuscitation.
Other journals’ articles on emergency care
Study finds younger children are often passengers in bicycle seats or trailers, and have little protection against injury
Delirium is the most common neuro-psychiatric syndrome in patients with advanced cancer but it often goes undetected in the emergency department, new research suggests.
