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Community emergency medicine: a service review of patients that sustain head injuries in the community—can early intervention by a senior clinical decision maker provide care closer to home? (3 March, ...
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Outcomes of non-invasive ventilation in ‘very old’ patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective study

Correspondence to Dr Francesca Maria Trovato, Department of Clinical and Experimental medicine, Emergency Medicine unit, Universita degli Studi di Catania Scuola di Facolta di Medicina, Catania 95123, ...
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Empathy can be taught and learned with evidence-based education

Correspondence to Dr Helen Riess, Empathy and Relational Science Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; HRiess{at}Partners.Org While many believe some people are ...
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What causes adverse events in prehospital care? A human-factors approach

Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New South Wales (ASNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Roger Price, Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New ...
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Are rapid diagnostic tests reliable for the detection of malaria in the emergency department?

A short systematic review assessed the diagnostic accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adults from malaria-endemic regions. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google ...
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The Sonographic Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules Study (the SOFAR Study)

Introduction Foot and ankle injuries are common in the Emergency Department (ED). Of those requiring radiographs in accordance with the Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules, approximately 22% have a fracture.
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From health literacy to emergency room: understanding the factors behind adult emergency visits

Background It is believed that low health literacy (HL) is associated with inappropriate use of emergency departments (ED). The volume of ED visits in Turkey continues to increase. This study aimed to ...
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Paracetamol overdose: an evidence based flowchart to guide management

National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr A Jones, National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Avonley Road, ...
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Emergency medicine in Ethiopia: key updated statistics and insights

I graduated from medical school in Addis Ababa in 2024 into an emergency medicine system that barely existed a decade ago. Working in Ethiopia’s emergency departments has underscored that building ...
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Review of sports injuries presenting to an accident and emergency department

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Injuries associated with airbag deployment

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United Kingdom. Airbags drastically reduce both morbidity and mortality from crashes, but with the increased use of airbags ...