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Are rapid diagnostic tests reliable for the detection of malaria in the emergency department?

A short systematic review assessed the diagnostic accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adults from malaria-endemic regions. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google ...
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Accuracy of emergency medical dispatchers’ subjective ability to identify when higher dispatch levels are warranted over a Medical Priority Dispatch System automated protocol ...

Correspondence to: Jeff Clawson MD, International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, 139 East South Temple, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, USA; jeff.clawson{at}emergencydispatch.org Objectives: ...
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Patient behaviour at the time of stroke onset: a cross-sectional survey of patient response to stroke symptoms

Correspondence to Dr Lisa Mellon, Division of Population Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland; lisamellon{at}rcsi.ie Background and ...
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Comparison of a long spinal board and vacuum mattress for spinal immobilisation

Objectives: This study was designed to compare the stability and comfort afforded by the long spinal board (backboard) and the vacuum mattress. Methods: Nine volunteers wearing standardised clothing ...
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A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?

Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of interventions designed ...
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Emergency physicians accumulate more stress factors than other physicians–results from the French SESMAT study

3 Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital Charles Richet Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 4 Emergency Unit, Hôpital Saint-Antoine Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 5 ...
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13 Emergency problems in older people

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Prehospital management of lower limb fractures

Correspondence to: MrK M Porter Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Selly Oak Hospital,Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK; keith.porteruhb.nhs.uk Lower limb fractures are common ...
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Is ice right? Does cryotherapy improve outcome for acute soft tissue injury?

Dr N C Collins, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland; nievoc{at}yahoo.co.uk Aims: The use of ice or cryotherapy in the management of acute soft ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of burnout and workplace stressors among emergency department healthcare workers in Uganda

Background Burnout is a widely recognised occupational phenomenon, with emergency department (ED) healthcare workers globally facing a heightened risk. Despite this, data on the burden of burnout ...
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Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients

Objectives Many drug and fluid regimens in emergency medicine are weight dependent in adults, but no standard adult weight estimation tools exist. Paediatric weight is often estimated in emergency ...
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1456 Fatal propranolol overdoses reported to the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) over 5 years 01/01/2017–31/12/2021

Aims, Objectives and Background Propranolol is widely prescribed and between 2007 and 2017 dispensing in the UK increased by some 41%. In the same period, deaths in England and Wales following ...