BMJ2d
Intraosseous administration of thrombolysis in out-of-hospital massive pulmonary thromboembolism
Correspondence to Dr T E Martin, Anaesthetic Department MP 25, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester SO22 5DG, UK; Terry.Martin{at}wehct.nhs.uk Pulmonary thromboembolism has an incidence of more ...
BMJ1d
BET 1: Best Evidence Topic Report: is the hook test sensitive enough to be used to exclude distal biceps tendon rupture?
A shortcut review was carried out to see whether the hook test is sensitive enough for a negative result to exclude complete distal biceps tendon rupture (DBTR) in adults. 3 papers presented the best ...
BMJ5d
Traumatic pneumothorax: is a chest drain always necessary?
Accident and Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. OBJECTIVE--To examine the management of traumatic pneumothorax in a department where some of these injuries do not receive chest drains ...
BMJ4d
How emergency physicians use biomarkers: insights from a qualitative assessment of script concordance tests
Correspondence to Professor Yann-Erick Claessens, Department of Emergency Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1 avenue Pasteur BP489, Principalty of Monaco MC-98012, Monaco; ...
BMJ5d
Dentures may be radiolucent
Correspondence to: Mr D R Strachan Department of Otolaryngology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane, Bradford BD9 6RJ, UK; drstrachanaol.com Diagnosing ingested dental prostheses can be ...
BMJ6d
Consensus on the prehospital approach to burns patient management
Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Mr K Allison Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson ...
BMJ5d
Risk events during intrahospital transport of patients from the emergency department: a prospective observational study
Background We aimed to determine the incidence, nature of and predisposing factors for risk events (REs) that occur during the intrahospital transport of patients from the ED. Methods We undertook a ...
BMJ6d
Thunderclap headache syndrome presenting to the emergency department: an international multicentre observational cohort study
Background Most headache presentations to emergency departments (ED) have benign causes; however, approximately 10% will have serious pathology. International guidelines recommend that patients ...
BMJ6d
The development and evaluation of an evidence-based guideline programme to improve care in a paediatric emergency department
Introduction Care guidelines can improve the quality of care by making current evidence available in a concise format. Emergency departments (EDs) are an ideal site for guidelines given the wide ...