BMJ1 天
The prehospital management of pelvic fractures: initial consensus statement
Correspondence to Professor Keith Porter, Department of Anaesthesia, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen B15 2WB, UK; keith.porter{at}uhb.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse ...
BMJ1 年
Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an ...
Background Blood transfusion for bleeding trauma patients is a promising pre-hospital intervention with potential to improve outcomes. However, it is not yet clear which patients may benefit from ...
BMJ5 天
Emergency focussed assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) and haemodynamic stability
Department of Emergency Medicine, Ngwelezana Hospital, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Correspondence to Dr Zoë A Smith, Ngwelezana Hospital Emergency Department, Empangeni, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; ...
BMJ1 天
Dog-bite lacerations: a controlled trial of primary wound closure.
Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England. Dog-bite wounds are often left open because of their reputation for infection if primarily closed. A prospective randomized trial ...
BMJ6 年
The association between prehospital care and in-hospital treatment decisions in acute ...
5 Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK 6 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Background Hospital prealerting in acute ...
BMJ10 天
The face arm speech test: does it encourage rapid recognition of important stroke warning ...
1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 2 NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK 3 Department of Vascular ...
BMJ2 个月
Decision analytical modelling of strategies for investigating suspected acute aortic syndrome
Background Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) requires urgent diagnosis with computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Diagnostic strategies need to weigh the benefits of detecting AAS against the costs of ...
BMJ2 年
Accidental colchicine overdose. A case report and literature review
Correspondence to: Mr P E Pritty, Accident and Emergency Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK; ppritty{at}aol.com Colchicine overdose is uncommon but potentially life ...
BMJ4 天
Performance of the MEDS score in predicting mortality among emergency department patients ...
Correspondence to Dr Zhongheng Zhang, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; zh_zhang1984{at}zju.edu.cn ...
BMJ6 年
Early prediction of individual outcome following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: systematic ...
Following resuscitation from cardiorespiratory arrest 80% of patients are comatose. Of these patients, 20% will survive and regain consciousness. Is it possible to predict an individual’s long term ...
BMJ27 天
Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients
Objectives Many drug and fluid regimens in emergency medicine are weight dependent in adults, but no standard adult weight estimation tools exist. Paediatric weight is often estimated in emergency ...
BMJ5 年
Plight of the pelvic exam
Correspondence to Dr Livia Santiago-Rosado, Emergency Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA; livia1999{at}hotmail.com ...