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PP10 A rapid response falls service – a new solution to a growing problem?

Background Falls are frequent in older people and are the primary cause of injury in adults aged 65+. Falls are associated with high mortality, morbidity and immobility. Many people who fall become ...
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Demand and capacity planning in the emergency department: how to do it

1 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK 2 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Correspondence to Dr Ian Higginson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Level 6, ...
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Aspirin and the risk of intracranial complications following head injury

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether pre-injury aspirin increases the risk of intracranial complications following head injury. 124 papers were found using the reported searches, of ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of burnout and workplace stressors among emergency department healthcare workers in Uganda

Background Burnout is a widely recognised occupational phenomenon, with emergency department (ED) healthcare workers globally facing a heightened risk. Despite this, data on the burden of burnout ...
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Nightclub deaths in the UK: a retrospective observational study of media reports with coroner verification

Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study using media reports and coroner verification to identify and characterise nightclub-related deaths in the UK between 2009 and 2024.
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Effect of delayed lumbar punctures on the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in adults

Correspondence to Professor Tom Solomon, University of Liverpool Brain Infections Group, 8th Floor Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK; tsolomon{at}liv.ac.uk Introduction Bacterial ...
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Blackthorn injury: a report of three interesting cases

1 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK 2 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, UK Correspondence to: Mr H Sharma ...
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The relationship between distance to hospital and patient mortality in emergencies: an observational study

Correspondence to: Professor Jon Nicholl Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; j.nicholl{at}sheffield.ac.uk Objectives: ...
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Preoxygenation in prehospital critical care: a survey of HEMS practices in eight European countries

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Trauma patients with the ‘triad of death’

Correspondence to Dr Biswadev Mitra, Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road., Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; b.mitra{at}alfred.org.au Introduction Injured patients presenting ...
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Oxygen therapy and inpatient mortality in COPD exacerbation

What this study adds In an observational study of 2645 consecutive patients admitted with COPD exacerbation to 1 of 6 UK hospitals, 1027 had oxygen therapy at admission. In those treated with oxygen, ...
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An application of the learning curve–cumulative summation test to evaluate training for endotracheal intubation in emergency medicine

Correspondence to Professor H Kang, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-ku, Seoul 135-270, Republic of Korea; emer0905{at}gmail.com ...