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Prevalence and healthcare burden of illegal drug use among emergency department patients (2005)
Journal Article
Binks, S., Salmon, D., Benger, J., & Hoskins, R. (2005). Prevalence and healthcare burden of illegal drug use among emergency department patients. Emergency Medicine Journal, 22(12), 872-873. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.022665

Objectives: Illegal drug use is common in emergency department (ED) patients, but previous prevalence studies have relied upon approaches that may underestimate the true extent of the problem. The aim of this study was to examine illegal drug use in... Read More about Prevalence and healthcare burden of illegal drug use among emergency department patients.

A study exploring drug use and management of patients presenting to an inner city emergency department (2005)
Journal Article
Moody, H., Binks, S., Salmon, D., Benger, J., & Hoskins, R. (2005). A study exploring drug use and management of patients presenting to an inner city emergency department. Accident and Emergency Nursing, 13(3), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaen.2005.03.004

Patients who present to an emergency department (ED) with a problem related to illegal drug use can be difficult to identify and are perceived to generate a significant workload for staff. This study suggests that illicit drug use may be more common... Read More about A study exploring drug use and management of patients presenting to an inner city emergency department.

An evaluation of a paediatric emergency nurse practitioner service (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Higginson, I., Organ, K., Chinnick, P., Benger, J., & Hoskins, R. (2005, April). An evaluation of a paediatric emergency nurse practitioner service. Poster presented at Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health. 9th spring meeting, University of York, UK

Automatic external defibrillation in a 6 year old (2005)
Journal Article
Konig, B., Goldsworthy, L., & Benger, J. (2005). Automatic external defibrillation in a 6 year old. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90(3), 310-311. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.054981

A case is reported in which an automatic external defibrillator (AED) was used during the successful resuscitation of a 6 year old child in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, despite the fact that these devices are not recommended in children under 8 ye... Read More about Automatic external defibrillation in a 6 year old.