Renée A M Tuinte, Claudia Bull, Job M Hoonhorst, Reinier P Akkermans, Marie Louise Moors, Jaap ten Oever, Marlies EJL Hulscher, Jacobien J Hoogerwerf ...
Correspondence to Dr Jestin N Carlson, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Saint Vincent Hospital, 232 West 25th St, Erie, PA 16544, USA; jcarlson{at}svhs.org Background While ...
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Musculoskeletal trauma to the foot is a common presentation to EDs. A Lisfranc fracture dislocation ...
This is a report of a case of traumatic optic neuropathy after minor head injury: a rare cause of sudden visual loss after trauma. The aetiology and management are discussed.
Dr A Campeau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Emergency Health Services Branch, 6th Floor, 5700 Yonge Street, North York, Ontario, Canada M2M 4K5; anthony.campeau{at}ontario.ca ...
Background The establishment of an emergency medical services (EMS) pathway into a virtual emergency service—the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED)—introduced a video-enabled telehealth ...
OBJECTIVES: To assess the degree of inappropriate use of the London Ambulance Service and analyse the reasons for misuse. DESIGN: An immediate assessment of the appropriateness of the "999" call by ...
Objectives Beta blockers (β-blockers) remain a standard therapy in the early treatment of acute coronary syndromes. However, β-blocker therapy in patients with cocaine-associated chest pain (CACP) ...
End-tidal carbon dioxide concentrations were measured prospectively in 12 cardiac arrest patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an accident and emergency department. The end-tidal ...
Dr A I Grouse, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nepean Hospital, PO Box 63, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; grousea{at}wahs.nsw.gov.au Background: The Australasian Triage Scale is a simple five-point ...
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Background Older patients living with frailty have an increased risk for adverse events. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a 9-point frailty assessment instrument that has shown promise to identify ...