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<p>The most radical reforms seen in the NHS since its formation, in 1948, have been initiated by the The NHS Plan (Department of Health 2000a).
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentiated and previously undiagnosed conditions.
<p>More than five million people in the UK have asthma, one in ten of them being children and one in 12 being adults (Asthma UK 2004).</p>
<p>High-pressure injection injuries are caused by the accidental injection of fluid from high-pressure industrial equipment such as hydraulic systems or paint spraying dev
<p>Nurses working in emergency care often have to manage patients with undifferentiated and previously undiagnosed conditions.
<p>This reflective article is concerned with the management of gout in emergency care settings.
<p>The management of children who require minor surgical procedures can be particularly challenging.
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The national service framework for older people, which aims to raise standards of care, identifies the need for early assessment and management of patients’ fluid balance (Depar
<p>Unexpected life threatening injury or illness requiring emergency admission can precipitate crises even in the most secure of families (Redley et al 2003).</p>
<p>Suicide rates in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have increased from 7 per cent in 1982 to 11 per cent in 2005 (Health Service Executive 2006), making this a serious publ
<p>In 1999, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) was established to promote clinical effectiveness through best practice and the promotion among front lin
<p>Paracetamol is prescribed regularly by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) and doctors for pain relief, and dispensed to patients by junior nurses.
<p>A 21-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with a history of having had sexual intercourse seven days earlier, during which he had heard a tearing sound before suddenly losing his erection.</p>
<p>The term anaphylaxis is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘ana’, meaning ‘up’, and ‘phulaxis’, meaning ‘guarding’ (Henderson 1998). The word anaphylaxis is therefore used to describe a condition in which the body ‘increases’ its ‘guard’ against external substances.</p>
<p>It is estimated that, around the world, cardiac arrest occurs once in every 30,000 pregnancies after the third trimester (Morris and Stacy 2004).</p>
<p>Drug overdose is responsible for between 6 and 10 per cent of the deaths among people aged between 15 and 34 years in the UK (Hickman et al 2003a).</p>
<p>Shoulder dislocation is one of the most common types of dislocation seen in emergency departments (EDs) (Riebel and McCabe 1991).
<p>Accurate monitoring of critically ill patients in emergency departments (EDs) is crucial to providing the information needed to optimise patient outcome.</p>
