Ability of parents to remember discharge advice
Parents are unsure when to return to emergency departments after their children have been...
23 May 2017
Journal scan
A system for predicting admission and discharge
A predictive model for admission developed at a healthcare campus in Israel identified 94%...
23 May 2017
First rib fracture treatment should focus on other injuries
Management of patients with fractures of the first rib should focus on identifying and...
21 Apr 2017
Cornstarch gel an attractive alternative for ultrasound use
Emergency Medicine Journal has performed a study in the use of cornstarch-based gel in...
21 Apr 2017
New formula to help staff reckon weight of patients
Researchers have proposed a new formula to provide an up-to-date weight estimation in adults...
30 Mar 2017
Emergency department doctors in Bergen underestimating distress and pain levels, study...
Norwegian study carried out in an emergency department in Bergen, found children and parents...
30 Mar 2017
How nurse gender influences patient priority
27 Feb 2017
Emergency care for people with epilepsy
Epilepsy affects 1% of the UK population with 40% of people who have epilepsy having two or...
27 Feb 2017
Continuity of care in general practice could reduce avoidable hospital admissions in...
Older people who see the same GP over time have fewer avoidable hospital admissions for...
10 Feb 2017
Therapeutic hypothermia will not work with children, researchers find
Researchers analysed the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia through mortality rates,...
31 Jan 2017
Grapes are common cause of food-related choking
Grapes account for the third most common cause of food-related choking after hot dogs and...
31 Jan 2017
Better practices, decrease pressure on emergency departments
Making it easier for patients to speak to a nurse or GP at short notice could help reduce...
18 Nov 2016
What significant changes can early warning scores bring?
Although early warning scores (EWS) are a routine feature in UK emergency departments a...
17 Nov 2016
Family presence during resuscitation
Highlighting the inconsistencies in practice having family members present during...
20 Oct 2016
Ambulance call dispatchers feel under stress and undervalued
Other journals’ articles on emergency care
06 Oct 2016
Children under 3 years most likely to be injured on bicycles
Study finds younger children are often passengers in bicycle seats or trailers, and have...
06 Oct 2016
Emergency doctors often fail to detect delirium in advanced cancer patients
Delirium is the most common neuro-psychiatric syndrome in patients with advanced cancer but...
16 Aug 2016