A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>Nicola Bates discusses the problems in the treatment of overdose of two drugs com
<p>The concept of vulnerability is commonly used in the health care setting, though
<p>It has been suggested that a large number of patients attending A&E depar
<p>Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the Plasmodia genus; t
<p>This is a case study of a young child who was brought to the A&E departme
<p>Telemedicine is a new technology, and so it is important to incorporate prompts i
<p>Increasing pressures on the NHS, and emergency services in particular, have force
<p>Many A&E departments in the UK have now adopted the Manchester Triage Sys
<p>Theophylline is a naturally occurring methylxanthine, belonging to the same famil
<p>Following years of uncertainty with the legality of administering medication unde
<p>The nature of emergency departments is the unpredictability of the workload comin
<p>In our paediatric A&E department we use a tympanic membrane thermometer (
<p>There are many types of batteries designed to meet the individual power requirements of the vast array of battery-operated and mobile appliances available on the market.
<p>Hypothermia is defined as a condition in which the core of the body is less than 35 degrees centigrade in temperature (Lloyd 1996).
<p>Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present to A&E departments with an acute exacerbation of their condition. One of the nurse’s immediate tasks is to assess the patient’s oxygen requirements.
<p>The use of thrombolytic therapy is currently a major aspect of the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and should probably be afforded the same priority as patients in cardiac arrest (Quinn 1999).
<p>Patients who present at the triage area of the A&E department with neck pain following trauma need to be assessed in a methodical and accurate manner.
<p>Rodenticides are used for the control of rats and mice. There are hundreds of rodenticide products available. As with other pesticides, there are preparations formulated for use in and around the home, which can be purchased and used by the general public.
