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Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing
Correspondence to Dr Lane M. Smith, Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; lane_smith{at}bellsouth.net Conclusion These data suggest that patients with HEAR ...
BMJ1d
Comparison of four decision aids for the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department
Objectives To directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of four decision aids (Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS), History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin (HEART), ...
BMJ9d
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 ...
BMJ1d
Thunderclap headache syndrome presenting to the emergency department: an international multicentre observational cohort study
Background Most headache presentations to emergency departments (ED) have benign causes; however, approximately 10% will have serious pathology. International guidelines recommend that patients ...
BMJ3d
An introduction to power and sample size estimation
Correspondence to: Dr S R Jones, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; steve.r.jones{at}bigfoot.com ...
BMJ2d
Let the kids play: gamification as a CPR training methodology in secondary school students. A quasi-experimental manikin simulation study
Objective Gamification is a non-evaluation and competition-based training methodology with high emotional involvement. The goal of this study was to evaluate gamification methodology as compared with ...
BMJ4d
Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: a review of TARN data 2008–2017
Objectives Trauma contributes significantly to adolescent morbidity and mortality. We aimed to ascertain the epidemiology of adolescent trauma to inform prevention strategies. Methods Data were ...
BMJ5d
038 Junior doctors’ perceptions and experiences of the emergency department departmental handover: a qualitative study
Background Irregular patient volumes, high patient transit and limitless presentations means that Emergency Department (ED) handovers differ from other specialities. Therefore, a degree of handover ...
BMJ7d
Emergency clinicians' attitudes and decisions in patient scenarios involving advance directives
Emergency Practice Innovation Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to George A Jelinek, Emergency Practice Innovation Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria ...
BMJ23y
A randomised trial to investigate the efficacy of magnesium sulphate for refractory ventricular fibrillation
Background: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) remains the most salvageable rhythm in patients suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest (CA). However, outcome remains poor if there is no response to initial ...
BMJ5d
Should ambulant patients be directed to reception or triage first?
Objectives—Developments in triage have led to patients being directed to triage rather than reception upon arrival in A&E. This study aimed to discover if attending triage or reception first, was ...
BMJ3d
Emergency department discharge instructions: a wide variation in practice across Australasia
Correspondence to: Dr McD Taylor, Emergency Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3050 (e-mail: taylordm{at}hotmail.com) Objectives—All patients discharged from the ...