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Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing - Emergency Medicine Journal
Background The HEART Pathway combines a History ECG Age Risk factor (HEAR) score and serial troponins to risk stratify patients with acute chest pain. However, it is unclear whether patients with HEAR ...
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Empathy can be taught and learned with evidence-based education
Correspondence to Dr Helen Riess, Empathy and Relational Science Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; HRiess{at}Partners.Org While many believe some people are ...
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Comparison of four decision aids for the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department
Objectives To directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of four decision aids (Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS), History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin (HEART), ...
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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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Development of prehospital care quality indicators for the Australian setting: a modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
Background Globally, the measurement of quality is an important process that supports the provision of high-quality and safe healthcare services. The requirement for valid quality measurement to gauge ...
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An introduction to power and sample size estimation
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Gender disparity in speakers at a major academic emergency medicine conference
Background Although women make up a substantial portion of the workforce in emergency medicine, they remain under-represented in academia. Methods This study investigates trends in the representation ...
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Healthcare system impacts of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing: evidence from a national trauma registry patient case series and hospital performance data
Introduction In response to detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017, we aimed to use detailed information about injured patients flowing through hospital ...
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Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: a review of TARN data 2008–2017
Objectives Trauma contributes significantly to adolescent morbidity and mortality. We aimed to ascertain the epidemiology of adolescent trauma to inform prevention strategies. Methods Data were ...
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Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews
Correspondence to Dr Louise Preston, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; l.r.preston{at}sheffield.ac.uk Background There has been a recognised ...
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Emergency clinician perceptions of end-of-life care in Irish emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey | Emergency Medicine Journal
Background Patients with end-of-life care (EoLC) needs present to the emergency departments (ED) frequently and at times, it can be difficult to provide a high standard of care. Within the Irish ...
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Digital disparities: designing telemedicine systems with a health equity aim - Emergency Medicine Journal
The use of telemedicine has grown immensely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine provides a means to deliver clinical care while limiting patient and provider exposure to the COVID-19. As such, ...