Department of Cardiac Rhythm Management, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Yaver Bashir, Department of Cardiac Rhythm Management, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK ...

Background Most headache presentations to emergency departments (ED) have benign causes; however, approximately 10% will have serious pathology. International guidelines recommend that patients ...

National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr P Dargan, National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Avonley Road, ...

Objectives Patient flow and crowding are two major issues in ED service improvement. A substantial amount of literature exists on the interventions to improve patient flow and crowding, making it ...

Correspondence to: Dr S R Jones, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; steve.r.jones{at}bigfoot.com ...

Background Ambulance handover delays are an important indicator of an emergency care system under pressure. Delayed handovers compromise patient safety in the Emergency Department (ED). As a direct ...

Objective We sought to determine the performance characteristics of remifentanil as an agent of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) for adult and paediatric patients undergoing procedures similar ...

Methods/Design Data was prospectively gathered for patients who received Penthrox in the months of December 2019 to July 2020 using a questionnaire that was filled in by clinicians. Audit forms were ...

Aim To compare the flow rates of readily available intravenous infusion devices and to compare the effect of the addition of pressure or a needle-free intravenous connector device. Methods Several ...

1 Mid Yorkshire Trust and West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Wakefield, UK 2 West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Wakefield, UK Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of ...

Correspondence to: Professor Jon Nicholl Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; j.nicholl{at}sheffield.ac.uk Objectives: ...

Objectives and Background Sedation is a commonly performed procedure with a number of significant consequences should it go wrong. The Working Party chaired by Royal College of Anaesthetists, Canadian ...