Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to provide an ...

Background The priorities for UK emergency medicine research were defined in 2017 by a priority setting partnership coordinated by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the ...

Background A promising modality for diagnosing pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 in the emergency department (ED) is point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the lungs. The currently used PCR as well as ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify performance indicators thought to reflect the quality of patient care in the emergency department. Methods: A three round accelerated Expert Delphi ...

Background Emergency medical services (EMS) are often patients’ first point of contact for urgent and emergency care needs. Patients are triaged over the phone and may subsequently receive an ...

1 Accident and Emergency Department, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, UK 2 Accident and Emergency Department, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to: Mr C R FitzSimmons ...

Background Haemorrhage is a major cause of mortality and morbidity following both military and civilian trauma. Haemostatic dressings may offer effective haemorrhage control as part of prehospital ...

Emergency Department, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester Hospital, Gloucester, UK Correspondence to Dr Benjamin J Sieniewicz, Emergency Department, Gloucestershire Hospitals ...

2 Department of Medicine, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Correspondence to: Jean-Luc af Geijerstam Department of Medicine N4:01, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, ...

1 O O Jibuike, G Paul-Taylor, S Maulvi, P Richmond ,Emergency Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK Objective: To assess the effect of the introduction of a physiotherapist with an extended ...

Aims and Objectives In 2019, NHS England (NHSE) announced the implementation of Same Day Emergency Care Services (SDEC) in every hospital with a type 1 emergency department (ED). SDEC aims to provide ...

Background: Communication in the emergency department (ED) is a complex process where failure can lead to poor patient care, loss of information, delays and inefficiency. Aim: To describe the ...