A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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Lord Laming’s report into the death of Victoria Climbié highlights sh
About 8% of all major trauma patients have eye injuries, which can ha
Common measures to establish spinal immobilisation at the scene of an
This article presents findings from a systematic literature review of
During redevelopment of the emergency department at the Royal Sussex
The Midlands regional trauma network was established in March 2012 to
Many hospitals struggle to implement the full sepsis care bundle, but
This article describes the development, testing, evaluation and imple
Although the leading cause of childhood, cancer-related deaths, initi
In the management of critically ill patients in emergency departments
Many adults and children with painful swellings to the abdomen presen
Paramedics’ abilities to carry out quick, accurate and prioritised as
The management of patients who have overdosed with calcium channel blockers (CCBs), which are commonly prescribed for hypertension, arrhythmia and angina, can be difficult but early initiation of the correct treatment increases the likelihood of good outcomes.
Meningococcal septicaemia is a life-threatening condition that all nurses working in emergency and urgent care settings are likely to come across during their careers.
Rates of survival after cardiac arrest are low and correlate with the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
A significant amount of clinicians’ time is spent managing patients with complications arising from the use of sympatheticomimetic drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, or MDMA.
Torus, or buckle, fractures are unique to, and common in, children, but their treatment varies by hospital protocol and practitioners’ preference.
Described as the pathological breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue in response to major injury, traumatic rhabdomyolysis iwas first recorded, during the second world war, a far greater understanding of its pathology has informed pre-hospital assessment and management of the co
