Correspondence to Dr Kashif Waqar Faiz, Akershus University Hospital, Department of Neurology, N-1478 Lørenskog, Norway; kashif.faiz{at}medisin.uio.no Background Early management improves outcome in ...

Background Dextrose is commonly administered with insulin during the management of hyperkalaemia to avoid hypoglycaemia. Previous research has evaluated the incidence of hypoglycaemia; however, none ...

National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr A Jones, National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Avonley Road, ...

In any accident scene, rapid removal of the casualty to hospital improves their chances of survival. The term the “Golden Hour” was first introduced in 1961, but because of misinterpretation as to ...

Correspondence to: Dr T R J Parke Accident and Emergency Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; tim.parkesgh.scot.nhs.uk Effective resuscitation includes the rapid identification ...

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, ...

2 Medical Management, Regional Ambulance Service Hollands-Midden, Leiden, The Netherlands Background In Dutch ambulance practice, failure or inability to intubate patients with altered oxygenation and ...

Objectives: To estimate the incidence of ankle sprains and severe ankle sprains attending accident and emergency (A&E) units; to describe current practice for severe ankle sprains in A&E units in the ...

Objectives To determine (a) the inter-rater reliability of pairs of emergency doctors' and/or nurses' ratings of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Scale in ...

Background Delays to timely admission from emergency departments (EDs) are known to harm patients. Objective To assess and quantify the increased risk of death resulting from delays to inpatient ...