Objective In the case of an emergency, fast and structured patient management is crucial for a patient's outcome. Every physician and graduate medical student should possess basic knowledge of ...

Background Many patients will require extrication following a motor vehicle collision (MVC). Little information exists on the time taken for the various stages of extrication. Objective To report the ...

Background In many countries including the USA, the UK and Canada, the impact of COVID-19 on people of colour has been disproportionately high but examination of disparities in patients presenting to ...

Aim To describe clinical characteristics, assessment and treatment of patients diagnosed in an emergency department (ED) with acute pericarditis. Methods A medical record review of patients with an ED ...

Regular readers will know that we often use this space to comment on the way that patients flow through the emergency department, whether they are discharged or admitted. In doing so we take note of ...

Background The aim of this study was to determine whether: (1) the quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) and National Early Warning Score (NEWS) clinical prediction tools ...

Objectives To compare the efficacy of oral midazolam alone with a combination of oral midazolam and ketamine in children requiring laceration repair. Design A randomised, double-blind, ...

Objective: To evaluate the impact on recovery, of single subacromial injection of methylprednisolone in patients with persistent, post-traumatic impingement of the shoulder. Design: Randomised, ...

Introduction The demand for urgent care is increasing, and the pressure on emergency departments is of significant concern. General practitioner (GP)-led urgent care centres are a new model of care ...

One of the hallmarks of an emergency department (ED), compared with an urgent care, or a physician’s office, is that patients are seen by the clinicians in order of acuity, not arrival. When there are ...

Conclusions This is the first study that we are aware of which compared paper versus electronic medical records in the emergency department. Electronic recording took longer than paper records.

Background Patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) commonly undergo CT head imaging after minor head injury, regardless of symptoms or signs. However, the risk of intracranial haemorrhage ...