Background Establishing intravenous access is often vital in an acute hospital setting but can be difficult. Ultrasound-guided cannulation increases success rates in prospective studies. However, ...

2 Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Northwest London, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Geva Greenfield, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr F Probst, Accident and Emergency Department, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK Scombrotoxic or ...

3 Trent Simulation & Clinical Skills Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Objectives To understand whether aviation-derived human factors training is acceptable and useful ...

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK Correspondence to Mark Newton, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Greater ...

Background The Need for Recovery (NFR) Scale is an 11-item questionnaire that assesses how work affects intershift recovery. Items are summated to form a score with a maximum value of 100. Previously ...

Background Sepsis is associated with a 36% mortality rate rising up to 50% for septic shock. Currently when an East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) clinician recognises ‘red flag’ sepsis, only the ...

Dr C A Papadopoulos, Abbotswood Gardens, Clayhall, Essex IG5 0BG, UK; Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK; christina.papadopoulos{at}imperial.ac.uk Capecitabine (Xeloda) is an oral ...

2 School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Science, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia Correspondence to: Dr M Ziman School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Science, Edith Cowan University, ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether proximal humeral fractures in children are indicative of non-accidental injury. Altogether 44 papers were found using the reported search, of ...

1 Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey 2 Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey Correspondence ...

Aims and Objectives Stress and burnout are prevalent among emergency department (ED) staff in the UK, impacting upon staff health, service provision and patient care. The concept of wellbeing ...