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<p>Methaemoglobin is a form of altered haemoglobin, which can be acquired or congenital, impairs oxygen transport, and can usually be converted to normal haemoglobin by th
<p>The purpose of this study is to review the number of paediatric alcohol related attendances to Whiston Hospitals A&E Department.
<p>The rise in A&E attendances, combined with the shortfall in medical staffing and an increase in patient expectations, has led to changes in nursing and the intr
<p>The current Department of Health NHS Guidance (1998) states that every acute hospital nominated by health authorities and ambulance services to respond to a major incid
<p>Although the general population may be exposed to lead from numerous environmental or occupational sources, acute lead poisoning, especially seen in the A&E set
<p>In many A&E units, patient care is divided between acute, minor and resuscitation cases.
<p>There are national and local concerns regarding the increase in A&E attendance for people with suicidal behaviour.
<p>As public expectations of the health service progressively increase, there will be greater pressure to increase the staffing of A&E departments.
<p>Digoxin is a digitalis glycoside extracted from the leaves of the plant Digitalis lanata, more commonly known as Grecian foxglove.
<p>This is the first of a two-part research paper which sought to establish what the general public expect from an A&E service, so that gaps in staff training coul
<p>Nicola Bates discusses the problems in the treatment of overdose of two drugs commonly prescribed for the management of diabetes</p>
<p>The concept of vulnerability is commonly used in the health care setting, though it is often ill defined (Rogers 1997).
<p>It has been suggested that a large number of patients attending A&E departments could be treated equally as well in primary care or minor injury services (Dale and Dolan 1996).
<p>Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the Plasmodia genus; the four species which are important in human disease are Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae.
<p>This is a case study of a young child who was brought to the A&E department by her mother.
<p>Telemedicine is a new technology, and so it is important to incorporate prompts in clinical protocols to ensure its cost effectiveness and safe use. There is the risk that, without prompts, too many telemedical consultations may be requested and, conversely, too few.
<p>Increasing pressures on the NHS, and emergency services in particular, have forced a review of care delivery in the A&E setting, specifically those patients requiring emergency care following major trauma.
<p>Many A&E departments in the UK have now adopted the Manchester Triage System, a system which selects patients with the highest priority first and works without making assumptions about diagnosis.
