A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>It is common in emergency departments (EDs) for emergency nurse practitioners (EN
<p>Fracture injuries in children account for up to 20 per cent all of paediatric att
<p>The Republic of Ireland (ROI) has undergone an unprecedented series of social, ec
<p>Anaphylaxis is a common presentation seen in emergency departments (EDs), yet due
<p>As part of their scope of practice, emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) should o
<p>Puncture wounds of the foot are a frequent presentation in emergency departments
<p>Pneumothorax, and in particular tension pneumothorax, is associated with a high d
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentia
<p>Budget airlines, greater worldwide travel networks and faster access to formerly
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentia
<p>NHS Lanarkshire provides unscheduled care in a wide variety of settings, includin
<p>To provide patients with accurate and efficient clinical diagnoses, clinicians mu
<p>In an ever modernising NHS, referring to health- care methods that were used before modern medical supplies were available can seem strange, yet ‘old fashioned’ treatments and practices are often found to be as effective as current ones. One such practice is wound cleaning.</p>
<p>Older people are high users of emergency care services, in particular emergency department (ED) and ambulance services (Department of Health (DH) 2007).</p>
<p>Patients present to emergency departments (EDs) with many different physical and psychological illnesses, and there can be several social complexities associated with these presentations.
<p>The link between long-bone fractures and intracranial bleeds in infants, and the suggestion that neither injury is accidental, was introduced to the clinical world more than 60 years ago (Caffey 1946).</p>
<p>Chemical burns to the eyes are potentially devastating for the individuals concerned and are regarded as ophthalmic emergencies.</p>
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentiated and previously undiagnosed conditions. This month, Emergency Nurse continues to look at how emergency nurses across the UK have tackled them</p>
