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Colles’ fractures in emergency departments

Distal forearm fractures are a common presentation in UK emergency departments (EDs).

04 Dec 2018
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Lisfranc injury

Injuries to the tarsometatarsal joint complex, also referred to as a Lisfranc injury, are relatively uncommon presentations to emergency depart

30 Oct 2018
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Four-hour target

UK emergency departments (EDs) are high-pressure environments focused on delivering care in the most efficient way to patients with a range of

24 Oct 2018
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GPs’ opinions of discharge summaries generated by advanced nurse practitioners in emergency care settings

Aim Clinical handover at the point of discharge is critically important.

16 Oct 2018
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Compassion in emergency departments. Part 3: enabling and supporting delivery of compassionate care

In the final part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues analyse the factors that enable and support delivery of compassionate

09 Oct 2018
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Multidisciplinary team attitudes to an advanced nurse practitioner service in an emergency department

Aim The aim of this study was to examine an emergency department’s (ED) multidisciplinary teams’ (MDTs) attitudes towards an advan

02 Oct 2018
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Fingertip injuries in children: a review of the literature

Fingertip injuries in children are a common presentation in emergency settings.

29 Aug 2018
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LUCAS

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence in the UK, with 60,000 cases reported annually.

15 Aug 2018
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Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate care

In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the barriers to the provision of compassionate care in emerge

26 Jul 2018
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An exploration of the reasons why people attend but do not wait to be seen in emergency departments

Aim The aim of the study was to explore the reasons why people do not always wait to receive treatment after registering in emerge

26 Jun 2018
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Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives

Compassion is a topical issue in clinical nursing practice, nurse education and policy, but a review of the literature reveals that nursing stu

20 Jun 2018
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Should nurses be trained to use ultrasound for intravenous access to patients with difficult veins?

Peripheral venous access is the most common invasive procedure performed on patients in the UK and is traditionally the responsibility of nursi

14 Jun 2018

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly performed inves

31 May 2018

Digit hair tourniquets are relatively uncommon. There are reports in the literature of hair tourniquets involving other appendages, such as the penis and uvula, however the phenomenon is not widely recognised and is often overlooked by healthcare professionals.

31 May 2018

The aim of this study is to determine emergency nurses’ knowledge about, and perceived ability to support, people who are suicidal. A questionnaire consisting of 34 questions was sent out to 113 adult emergency nurses employed in two emergency departments.

04 May 2018

Emergency care settings in Ireland have struggled with a high volume of service users in recent years.

09 Mar 2018

To deliver a patient-centred service, emergency departments (EDs) must be efficient, effective and meet the needs of the local population.

09 Mar 2018

Children with acute onset non-traumatic limp often present to emergency departments (EDs). The limp can occasionally be associated with medical emergencies such as septic arthritis and slipped upper femoral epiphysis but is often due to less severe conditions.

09 Mar 2018

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