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Acute hyperkalaemia in emergency care: evidence-based approaches

Acute hyperkalaemia is a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbance frequently encountered in emergency departments. Timely recognition and appropriate treatment are critical to prevent ...
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42 Assessing factors affecting the quality of chest compressions during training for laypersons using a novel CPRCARD

Objective The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been shown to affect the survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases (OHCA). There are various individual factors that can affect ...
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Community emergency medicine: a service review of patients that sustain head injuries in the community—can early intervention ...
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Empathy can be taught and learned with evidence-based education

Correspondence to Dr Helen Riess, Empathy and Relational Science Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; HRiess{at}Partners.Org While many believe some people are ...
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Post-exertion oxygen saturation as a prognostic factor for adverse outcome in patients attending the emergency department with suspected COVID-19: a substudy of the PRIEST ...

Methods We undertook a substudy of an observational cohort study across 70 emergency departments during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. We collected data prospectively, using a ...
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Interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments: an umbrella review

Objectives Patient flow and crowding are two major issues in ED service improvement. A substantial amount of literature exists on the interventions to improve patient flow and crowding, making it ...
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Are rapid diagnostic tests reliable for the detection of malaria in the emergency department?

A short systematic review assessed the diagnostic accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adults from malaria-endemic regions. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google ...
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Association of acute neurological symptoms with mortality in patients with heat-related illness: a nationwide study in Japan

Background and objective Heat-related illnesses can range from mild to severe, potentially causing death or disability. Central nervous system abnormalities are crucial clinical indicators, yet their ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of the G-FAST score for detecting large vessel occlusion in suspected stroke patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Background Early and accurate detection of large vessel occlusion (LVO) is essential for timely endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke. The Gaze-Face-Arm-Speech-Time (G-FAST) scale has ...
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Clinical handovers between prehospital and hospital staff: literature review

4 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Professor Catherine Pope, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, Highfield, ...
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Relationship between non-technical skills and technical performance during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: does stress have an influence?

Background Non-technical skills, such as task management, leadership, situational awareness, communication and decision-making refer to cognitive, behavioural and social skills that contribute to safe ...
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Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine if intravenous paracetamol was superior to oral paracetamol as an adjunct to opioids in the management of moderate to severe pain in the ED setting. Methods A prospective, ...