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<p>The work that is reported in this paper is part of a nurse practitioner-led farme
<p>This paper describes a process evaluation of the development of a pilot education
<p>Triage is not a new concept (Jones 1988), however, it was not until the advent of
<p>Gastric decontamination has been a cornerstone in the management of overdose for
<p>Sapal Tachakra and Alistair Stinson provide a wide ranging view of the benefits o
<p>Veronica Swallow describes an educational scheme which underpins the simultaneous
<p>Over a period of years, A&E departments have become busier and, paradoxic
<p>Enquiries concerning ingestion of fungi are fairly common, particularly during th
<p>This paper takes a retrospective view of the development and introduction of a fo
<p>Cardiac arrest is the most acute medical emergency faced by medical, nursing and
<p>The quality of clinical documentation was examined during a randomised controlled
<p>THE ARRIVAL OF VICTIMS OF smoke inhalation in emergency departments presents thos
<p>The end of the 20th century bore witness to an unprecedented rise in the flow of refugees and asylum seekers to the western world.
<p>Despite recent advancements in treatment for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS continue to seek care in emergency departments (EDs) either for HIV related problems or other medical conditions.
<p>THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT WHICH TOOK place at Kings College Hospital in 1999. The project aimed to train general A&E nurses to care for children. The project sought to increase awareness and confidence, but not to create ‘mini paediatric nurses’.
<p>THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE REPRESENT an under-recognised but significant part of the workload of A&E nurses. In 1998, an action research study was commissioned by a large UK trust to review the organisation of care for older people in A&E.
<p>Asthma is a common and chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, associated with pronounced health and economic consequences (Patel et al 1997).
<p>Attendance in A&E has continued to rise by 2 per cent annually since 1981. In 1996, 15 million visits were recorded in England and Wales to a cost of £600 million (Audit Commission 1996).
