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Risk events during intrahospital transport of patients from the emergency department: a prospective observational study
Background We aimed to determine the incidence, nature of and predisposing factors for risk events (REs) that occur during the intrahospital transport of patients from the ED. Methods We undertook a ...
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Vertebral artery dissection and cerebellar infarction following chiropractic manipulation
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, and Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 2 Department of ...
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Domestic violence in emergency medicine patients
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: Dr A Boyle Department ...
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Preoperative management of the amputated limb
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, West Sussex, England Correspondence to: MrM S Lloyd The Hospital Royal Free, 3rd Floor, Dawson Ward, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG; ...
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A survey of the perceived quality of patient handover by ambulance staff in the resuscitation room
Objectives—The aim of this study was to examine the quality of handover of patients in the resuscitation room by describing the current perceptions of medical and ambulance staff. Methods—This was a ...
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PP50 Does the use of blood products in a pre-hospital setting increase survival to one month in trauma patients? A systematic review
Background Major haemorrhage is a leading cause of mortality for the traumatically-injured patient. While it is best practice to replace lost blood with blood products in the hospital setting, it is ...