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The minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale pain score does not differ with severity of pain

Correspondence to: Professor Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Private Bag, Footscray, Vic 3011, Australia (Anne-Maree.Kelly{at}nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether ...
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Traumatic lacerations: what are the risks for infection and has the ‘golden period’ of laceration care disappeared?

1 Department of Surgery/Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA 3 ...
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Clinical navigation for beginners: the clinical utility and safety of the Paramedic Pathfinder

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK Correspondence to Mark Newton, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Greater ...
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Does the Manchester triage system detect the critically ill?

BACKGROUND: The Manchester triage system (MTS) is now widely used in UK accident and emergency (A&E) departments. No clinical outcome studies have yet been published to validate the system. Safety of ...
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Human factors and error prevention in emergency medicine

Emergency departments are one of the highest risk areas in health care. Emergency physicians have to assemble and manage unrehearsed multidisciplinary teams with little notice and manage critically ...
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Prehospital interventions: time wasted or time saved? An observational cohort study of management in initial trauma care

Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Dr A N Ringburg, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of ...
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Contemporary UK paramedical training and education. How do we train? How should we educate?

Objective: To develop an understanding of the current system and future development of training and education within a large UK ambulance trust, based upon the experiences, beliefs, and opinions of ...
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An elderly woman with bilateral raccoon eyes

Correspondence to Dr Ryota Inokuchi, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan; ...
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The Mersey Burns App: evolving a model of validation

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Jamie Barnes, Department of Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, Liverpool L35 5DR, ...
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Abnormal breathing of sudden cardiac arrest victims described by laypersons and its association with emergency medical service dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

Correspondence to Dr Hidetada Fukushima, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, Shijo-cho 840, Kashihara City, Nara 634, Japan; hidetakarina{at}gmail.com ...
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Major trauma from suspected child abuse: a profile of the patient pathway

Background Networked organised systems of care for patients with major trauma now exist in many countries, designed around the needs of the majority of patients (90% adults). Non-accidental injury is ...
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Observational research methods. Research design II: cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies

Cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies are collectively referred to as observational studies. Often these studies are the only practicable method of studying various problems, for example, ...