A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>We were due to start a free standing minor injuries unit (MIU) at a community hos
<p>On August 20, 1998, at three o’clock in the afternoon, Michael Fisher (not his re
<p>Accident and emergency units are one of the key interfaces between patients and t
<p>Ingestion of plant material is a relatively common cause of enquiry to poisons in
<p>The nurse practitioner (NP) concept differs most obviously from conventional nurs
<p>While studying for my Masters in education, I have been encouraged to examine how
<p>The prefix ‘tele’ means distance in Greek, and so telemedicine means delivering h
<p>The objective of task orientated touch in trauma resuscitation is to bring about
<p>Antipsychotic drugs (or neuroleptics) are a large class of drugs which can be div
<p>This article examines the taking of mementos when dealing with a victim of cot de
<p>Nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States have been providing care in hospit
<p>As with other specialties, poisoning follows seasonal trends.
<p>As last month’s train crash at Paddington tragically underlined, smoke inhalation and skin loss are the two potentially catastrophic injuries that can occur from exposure to fire. Each is a severe injury but in combination mortality increases significantly (Carrougher 1993).
<p>Ruth Walsh examines the vexed issue of whether an emergency nurse practitioner is an</p>
<p>Telemedicine is a new technology that is set to expand (Rayman 1992, Lindberg 1995, Llewellyn 1995, Brismar 1995), and like any new technology, the people who use it will need considerable training (Flannery et al 1995, Phillips et al 1995, Lindberg and Humphreys 1995, Beard et al 1993,
<p>The health service, although always struggling to find enough funds to cover all of the services it supplies, is becoming more and more dependent on computers to hold patient records and audit research findings.
<p>Since its inception in 1972, the RCN A&E Nursing Association has been committed to developing the science and art of A&E nursing and has sought to represent the voice of A&E nurses.</p>
<p>Iron poisoning occurs in both adults and children. The mortality rate in children is higher; deaths in adults are comparatively rare.
