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STOP!: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of methoxyflurane for the treatment of acute pain

1 DREEAM: Department of Research and Education in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Major Trauma, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK 2 Emergency Department, Royal Victoria ...
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Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality

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 ...
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Use of the human dive reflex for the management of supraventricular tachycardia: a review of the literature

4 Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to Dr G Smith, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash ...
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Evaluation of the impact of artificial intelligence-assisted image interpretation on the diagnostic performance of clinicians in identifying pneumothoraces on plain chest X-ray ...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted image interpretation is a fast-developing area of clinical innovation. Most research to date has focused on the performance of AI-assisted algorithms ...
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Impact of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign on the recognition and management of severe sepsis in the emergency department: are we failing?

4 Good Hope Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK 5 Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to Dr Helen Lindsay Cronshaw, ...
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Cardiac Arrest Nurse Leadership (CANLEAD) trial: a simulation-based randomised controlled trial implementation of a new cardiac arrest role to facilitate cognitive offload for ...

Correspondence to Jeremy David Pallas, Emergency Department, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia; jeremy.pallas{at}health.nsw.gov.au Background Medical team leaders in ...
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Alcohol use and misuse, self-harm and subsequent mortality: an epidemiological and longitudinal study from the multicentre study of self-harm in England

3 Centre for Suicide Prevention, University of Manchester, Centre for Mental Health and Risk, Manchester, UK Correspondence to Jennifer Ness, Centre for Research and Development, Derbyshire Healthcare ...
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Extrication of the seriously injured road crash victim

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 ...
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Paracetamol overdose: an evidence based flowchart to guide management

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, ...
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Association between the number of endotracheal intubation attempts and rates of adverse events in a paediatric emergency department

Correspondence to Dr Joshua Nagler, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; joshua.nagler{at}childrens.harvard.edu Background Challenges in emergent ...
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Prehospital haemostatic dressings for trauma: a systematic review

Background Haemorrhage is a major cause of mortality and morbidity following both military and civilian trauma. Haemostatic dressings may offer effective haemorrhage control as part of prehospital ...
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Potential impact of a point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay on emergency department length of stay and patient disposition: findings from a cardiac emergency department ...