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Prehospital endotracheal intubation for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and improved neurological outcomes
Prehospital endotracheal intubation for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and improved neurological outcomes
AbstractBackground Patients with traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (t-OHCA) require on-scene airway management to m...
Its a battlefield! A thematic analysis of narratives shared in Cape Town emergency departments
Its a battlefield! A thematic analysis of narratives shared in Cape Town emergency departments
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPICEDs are dynamic environments requiring staff to make sense of their collective experien...
Well-being interventions for emergency department staff: 'necessary but 'inadequate - a phenomenographic study
Well-being interventions for emergency department staff: 'necessary but 'inadequate - a phenomenographic study
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Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians
Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians
1641 responses to the survey were received and 343 were excluded. Reasons for exclusion were: missing data, n=298; respons...
Man with greyish-blue face
Man with greyish-blue face
Clinical introductionA 65-year-old man presented to the ED after experiencing syncope during a flight. On arrival, his vit...
Emergency medicine: sacrificed to the frontline?
Emergency medicine: sacrificed to the frontline?
Does your emergency department (ED) feel like a constant battle? Has the function of your ED been destroyed by external fo...
Teenager with a skin dimple at the shoulder after fall injury
Teenager with a skin dimple at the shoulder after fall injury
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Best Evidence Topic report: Antithrombotic therapy and endovascular intervention for blunt cerebrovascular injury
Best Evidence Topic report: Antithrombotic therapy and endovascular intervention for blunt cerebrovascular injury
A short cut review of the literature was carried out to examine the evidence supporting antithrombotic treatment and/or en...
Outcomes of repeat X-rays of the chest recommended by radiology of patients discharged from the emergency department
Outcomes of repeat X-rays of the chest recommended by radiology of patients discharged from the emergency department
Reviewing and acting on diagnostic reports is a professional obligation.1 This includes X-ray of the chest (CXR) reports w...
Diagnostic accuracy of venous system ultrasound for subtypes of acute kidney injury
Diagnostic accuracy of venous system ultrasound for subtypes of acute kidney injury
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Adolescent with painful swallowing
Adolescent with painful swallowing
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Acutely shaky hand
Acutely shaky hand
A 57-year-old man presented acutely with involuntary movements of his left hand. He had hypertension, chronic kidney disea...
RCEM best practice guideline: suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments
RCEM best practice guideline: suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments
PrefaceThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine best practice guideline (BPG) was produced by members of the Toxicology Spe...
Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?
Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?
Since electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) first appeared in the tobacco product marketplace over a decade ago, they have ...
Opportunistic screening in the emergency department
Opportunistic screening in the emergency department
Smoking cessation is currently topical with recent government announcements regarding restricting the sale of disposable v...
GP patients in the emergency department
GP patients in the emergency department
In this edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, Dr Cooper and her colleagues explore the facilitators and barriers to t...
Recurrent calf pain after sport activity
Recurrent calf pain after sport activity
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Understanding RCEM Best Practice Guidelines
Understanding RCEM Best Practice Guidelines
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Best Practice Guidelines are produced by a variety of special interest groups o...
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
IntroductionTobacco kills more than 8 million people each year worldwide.1 In the UK 6.4 million people continue to smoke,...