Preinjury, injury and post-injury factors leading to death in children and young people who were victims of knife crime in ...

A review was undertaken to assess whether high doses of naloxone are required to treat nitazene overdoses. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched. A Google Scholar search was also conducted. After ...

The management of patients suspected, but not confirmed, as being poisoned is challenging. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine and National Poisons Information Service have produced this guidance ...

Background The increased use of CT in emergency departments (ED) has led to a rise in incidental detection of pneumomediastinum (PNM). As this finding can be associated with oesophageal perforation ...

Introduction The Major Trauma Triage Study (‘MATTS’) triage tool was designed to identify patients with major trauma who could benefit from expedited care in specialist major trauma centres (MTCs). We ...

Background Hyponatraemia is associated with greater mortality in emergency patients. Therefore, the correction of low serum sodium levels remains an important field in clinical practice. Methods ...

Background Early prediction of the clinical course may aid clinical decisions for patients with suspected sepsis. We examined how variables observed by ambulance personnel predicted the clinical ...

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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 ...

Background and objective Heat-related illnesses can range from mild to severe, potentially causing death or disability. Central nervous system abnormalities are crucial clinical indicators, yet their ...

The Urgent and Emergency Care system generates a wealth of clinical information, but our ability to harness this for public health planning and to address health inequalities is constrained by ...

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 ...