Elizabeth Wilson,Peter Cox,Karen Greaves et al.
Elizabeth Wilson et al.
Children with acute onset non-traumatic limp often present to emergency departments (EDs). The limp can occasionally be associated with medical emergencies such as septic arthritis and slipped upper femoral epiphysis but is often due to les...
Louise Condon,Sharon Burford,Robin Ghosal et al.
Louise Condon et al.
To deliver a patient-centred service, emergency departments (EDs) must be efficient, effective and meet the needs of the local population. This article describes a service redesign of unscheduled care in a hospital in Wales, which followed ...
Catherine Gadd,Colin Jones
Catherine Gadd
Emergency department (ED) attendances are continuing to rise, and medical and nursing teams are working under considerable strain. ED clinicians are used to thinking on their feet and possess the skills to multitask, and juggle ever-changin...
Is it safe to inject local anaesthetic with adrenaline into the pinna and external nose? [0.03%]
耳垂和鼻外部注射含肾上腺素局麻药的安全性
Emma Millar,Arthur Henderson,Angus Waddell
Emma Millar
Adrenaline containing lidocaine preparations such as lignospan are routinely used in ear, nose and throat (ENT) care. Despite this, textbooks and internet resources warn against their use in peripheries, including the nose and ear. As a res...
Urgent care centre redirection: evaluation of a nurse-led intervention [0.03%]
基于护士指导的转诊干预措施的评价研究——以急诊诊所为例
Nicola Groom,Tara Kidd,Nicola Carey
Nicola Groom
Aim: Patient redirection can help reduce service demand by providing information about more appropriate services. There is, however, no evidence about the effect of nurse-led patient redirection in urgent care centre sett...
Grace Boyd,Paul Anthony Heaton,Rachel Wilkinson et al.
Grace Boyd et al.
Chickenpox is an extremely contagious infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). It is a common childhood illness characterised by an itchy vesicular rash and fever, which usually resolves spontaneously without medical inter...
Marta Fullstone,Olivia Hall
Marta Fullstone
This article is an account of the experiences of two newly qualified military graduates who became preceptees in an emergency department (ED). It considers the emotions felt, the benefits of previous nursing experience, and the importance o...
Evaluation of a mental health liaison team. Part 2: the themes and their effect on practice [0.03%]
精神卫生联络团队的评估 第2部分：主题及其对实践的影响
Alex McClimens,Shona Kelly,Mubarak Ismail et al.
Alex McClimens et al.
Hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) are caring for increasing numbers of patients who present with underlying mental health issues. Managing these patients can be challenging for clinical staff who often lack the specialist knowledge ...
Tracey Millichamp,Shannon Bakon,Martin Christensen et al.
Tracey Millichamp et al.
Aim: Emergency departments are characterised by a fast-paced, quick turnover and high acuity workload, therefore appropriate staffing is vital to ensure positive patient outcomes. Models of care are frameworks in which sa...
Evaluation of a mental health liaison team. Part 1: background and literature review [0.03%]
精神卫生联络团队的评估（一）：背景和文献回顾
Alex McClimens,Shona Kelly,Mubarak Ismail et al.
Alex McClimens et al.
Hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) are caring for increasing numbers of patients who present with underlying mental health issues. Management of these patients can be challenging for clinical staff who often lack the specialist knowl...