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The electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment depression

The importance of the electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment depression in patients presenting with acute chest pain is discussed.
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Why is pain management so difficult in the Emergency Department? A systematic mixed studies review and thematic synthesis of staff perceptions of enablers and barriers to pain ...

Introduction Pain is the most common presenting feature within the ED, yet undertreatment of pain in the ED is a well-documented problem worldwide. Despite the development of interventions to address ...
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A pragmatic quasi-experimental multi-site community intervention trial evaluating the impact of Emergency Care Practitioners in different UK health settings on patient pathways ...

Background Emergency Care Practitioners (ECPs) are operational in the UK in a variety of emergency and urgent care settings. However, there is little evidence of the effectiveness of ECPs within these ...
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Development and pilot of clinical performance indicators for English ambulance services

Correspondence to Professor A Niroshan Siriwardena, Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK; nsiriwardena{at}lincoln.ac.uk Introduction ...
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Vomiting should be a prompt predictor of stroke outcome

1 Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization, Minami Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan 2 Department of Neurology and Department of Epidemiology for Community Health and Medicine, Kyoto ...
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Daniel S Tsze, Rebecca K Burger, Eileen J Klein, Todd P Chang, Keli D Coleman, Alexander J Rogers, Carmen D Sulton, Corrie E Chumpitazi, Emine M Tunc, Amy L Drendel ...
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Checklists in emergency medicine

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Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances: an Australian perspective

2 Emergency Care and Systems Improvement Group, Warwick Medical School & Emergency Medicine Consultant, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom 3 School of Public Health and Preventive ...
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Isolated cricoid fracture associated with blunt neck trauma

Correspondence to: Dr S E Kim Emergency Department, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea; emkse{at}cau.ac.kr A 32-year-old woman without a remarkable ...
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Prehospital management of lower limb fractures

Correspondence to: MrK M Porter Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Selly Oak Hospital,Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK; keith.porteruhb.nhs.uk Lower limb fractures are common ...
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Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels at admission for mortality risk assessment in patients with acute coronary syndromes

2 Department of Preventive and Urgent Cardiology, I M Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, City Clinical Hospital N 59, Moscow, Russian Federation 3 City Clinical Hospital N 7, Moscow, Russian Federation ...
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Brief history of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine

Correspondence to Dr Roderick Mackenzie, Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Pre-hospital Care Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9DW, ...