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<p>People over the age of 65 make up about 20 per cent of the population of Scotland (Wood and Bain 2001).
<p>At the Royal Gwent Hospital, which is part of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, the service quality of same-day discharge transport from the emerg ency department (ED) has lo
<p>Atypical healthcare consultation involves gathering information, inferring a diagnosis and form ulating a management plan.</p>
<p>Comprehensive pain management remains an elusive goal for healthcare practitioners, despite attempts to address suboptimal use of anal-gesia, or oligoanalgesia, having
<p>A 26-year-old nurse presented to the emergency department (ED) after an accidental injection of 0.3ml of 1:1,000 adrenaline into her thumb.
<p>Trauma is the second leading cause of death in civilian settings and the first in military settings(Pusateri et al 2006).
<p>Over the past two years, the UK media have focused increasingly on knife crime and there has been a widespread perception that the incidence of this type of assault is
<p>A 15-year-old girl, accompanied by her mother, presented to triage about 30 minutes after falling off a 60cm-high wall while attending a party.
<p>Emergency department (ED) professionals often appear in the media as heroic individ uals capable of saving people from death.</p>
<p>Bite wounds caused by humans or animals are a common presentation in emergency departments (EDs) (Grant and Belcher 2000), and experienced emergency nurses will have tr
<p>It is common in emergency departments (EDs) for emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) or doctors to prescribe antibiotics for, and dispense antibiotics to, women who are
<p>Fracture injuries in children account for up to 20 per cent all of paediatric attendances to emergency departments (EDs) (Hart et al 2006).
<p>The Republic of Ireland (ROI) has undergone an unprecedented series of social, economic and demographic changes over the past 15 years, resulting in significant developments in most public services, including health care.
<p>Anaphylaxis is a common presentation seen in emergency departments (EDs), yet due to a lack of consensus over definition its true prevalence remains unknown (Moneret-Vautrin et al 2005).
<p>As part of their scope of practice, emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) should obtain new knowledge and skills to ensure that after they have achieved competence, they can deal with complex problems to the benefit of their patients.</p>
<p>Puncture wounds of the foot are a frequent presentation in emergency departments (EDs) (Halaas 2007, Pennycook et al 1994), and are common occupational injuries among construction workers and labourers (Haverstock and Grossman 1999).</p>
<p>Pneumothorax, and in particular tension pneumothorax, is associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality so prompt identification and treatment is critical.</p>
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentiated and previously undiagnosed conditions. This month, Emergency Nurse continues to look at how emergency nurses across the UK have tackled them</p>
