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Evaluation of triage methods used to select patients with suspected pandemic influenza for hospital admission

3 Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 4 Department of Medical Statistics, School of Health and Related ...
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1060 All-cause presentations to emergency facilities in low-income and low-middle income Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review

Introduction Emergency conditions constitute a large proportion of the total global burden of disease and annual global deaths. All 10 leading causes of death in LMICs are conditions which are ...
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The minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale pain score does not differ with severity of pain

Correspondence to: Professor Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Private Bag, Footscray, Vic 3011, Australia (Anne-Maree.Kelly{at}nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether ...
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MRSA nares swab is a more accurate predictor of MRSA wound infection compared with clinical risk factors in emergency department patients with skin and soft tissue infections

Correspondence to Dr Nicole M Acquisto, Department of Pharmacy/Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA; nicole_acquisto{at}urmc.rochester.edu Objectives ...
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17 Exploring ambulance conveyances to the emergency department: a descriptive analysis of non-urgent transports

Objectives An NHS England report highlighted key issues in how patients were initially navigating access to healthcare. This has manifested in increased pressure on ambulance services and emergency ...
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The emerging role of the emergency care practitioner

Objectives: To examine the emerging role of the emergency care practitioner (ECP) with comparisons to paramedic practice. Key activities were identified of newly appointed ECPs using qualitative ...
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Paramedics' experiences of end-of-life care decision making with regard to nursing home residents: an exploration of influential issues and factors

Introduction For a patient nearing the end of his or her life, transfer from a nursing home to the ED can be inappropriate, with potentially negative consequences, but transfer in these circumstances ...
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Mortality, admission rates and outpatient use among frequent users of emergency departments: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Brian H Rowe, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, 1G1.42 Walter C. Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7; ...
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Does the use of the Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System affect cardiac arrest detection?

Correspondence to: Mr A Heward London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, 220 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SD, UK; andy.hewardlond-amb.nhs.uk Background: Cardiac arrest is the most widely recognised ...