All Outputs (209)

Psychological wellbeing in survivors of cardiac arrest, and its relationship to neurocognitive function (2016)
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© 2016 Objective To characterise psychological wellbeing in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and examine its relationship to cognitive function. Patients Forty-one highly functioning cardiac arrest survivors were drawn from the fol... Read More about Psychological wellbeing in survivors of cardiac arrest, and its relationship to neurocognitive function.

Response to: Influence of EMS-physician presence on survival after out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2016)
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Letter response

Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2016)
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© 2016 The Author(s). Background: In recent years there have been many developments in post-resuscitation care. We have investigated trends in patient characteristics and outcome following admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary... Read More about Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

An exploration of the views of paramedics regarding airway management (2016)
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© 2016 Brandling et al. Background: Paramedics are a skilled group of clinicians with expertise in airway management. Our research group has completed a trial comparing supraglottic airway devices with tracheal intubation during out of hospital cardi... Read More about An exploration of the views of paramedics regarding airway management.

Management of cardiac arrest survivors in UK intensive care units: a survey of practice (2016)
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© 2015, © The Intensive Care Society 2015. Background: Cardiac arrest is a common presentation to intensive care units. There is evidence that management protocols between hospitals differ and that this variation is mirrored in patient outcomes betwe... Read More about Management of cardiac arrest survivors in UK intensive care units: a survey of practice.

Why do we shine lights in the eyes of conscious patients after head injury? (2016)
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"Personal View", published in the BMJ

Postural modification to the standard Valsalva manoeuvre for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (REVERT): A randomised controlled trial (2015)
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© 2015 Appelboam et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY-ND-NC. Background The Valsalva manoeuvre is an internationally recommended treatment for supraventricular tachycardia, but cardioversion is rare in practice (5-20%), nec... Read More about Postural modification to the standard Valsalva manoeuvre for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (REVERT): A randomised controlled trial.

Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients (2015)
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Background
There is considerable evidence that the use of tidal volumes < 6 ml kg−1 predicted body weight (PBW) reduces mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. We evaluated the effectiveness of using a large screen displaying delivered tidal... Read More about Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients.

PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial (2015)
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© Smith et al 2015. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in providing effective analgesia for patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe non-traumatic abdominal pain.... Read More about PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial.

PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial (2015)
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© Smith et al 2015. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe pain from traumatic injuries.DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicentre, pa... Read More about PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial.

Airway management during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2015)
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© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Purpose of review This article evaluates the latest scientific evidence regarding airway management during in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Recent findings In... Read More about Airway management during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Professionalism and care: The daily bread and butter of a paramedic attending patients who fall (2015)
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Falls occur increasingly frequently with age. 35% of people aged over 65 fall each year rising to 50% at age 85. Many patients fall repeatedly. 56% of patients attending an emergency department were recurrent fallers, and 55% of patients presenting w... Read More about Professionalism and care: The daily bread and butter of a paramedic attending patients who fall.

Training on dementia for emergency ambulance staff: Research agenda and opportunities (2015)
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Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians (2015)
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Objective The aim of this project is to establish the unplanned reattendance rate for paediatric emergency nurse practitioners (PENPs) working in a designated paediatric emergency department (PED) while identifying the case mix of patients seen by PE... Read More about Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians.

Improving outcomes from out of hospital cardiac arrest: The Cardiac Arrest Individual Registry and Outcomes Programme (CAIRO) (2015)
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Background A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating suddenly. It is one of the most extreme medical emergencies. 60,000 people suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the UK each year, with resuscitation attempted in less than... Read More about Improving outcomes from out of hospital cardiac arrest: The Cardiac Arrest Individual Registry and Outcomes Programme (CAIRO).

The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Aim: To assess the impact of a pre-hospital critical care team (CCT) on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods: We undertook a retrospective observational study, comparing OHCA patients attended by a... Read More about The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Commentary to intubation strategy in cardiac arrest victims (2015)
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Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the '3-in-1' block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department (2015)
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Introduction Femoral neck fractures are a common and painful injury. Femoral nerve blocks, and a variant of this technique termed the '3-in-1' block, are often used in this patient group, but their effect is variable. The fascia iliaca compartment bl... Read More about Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the '3-in-1' block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department.

Epidemiology, management and outcome of paracetamol poisoning in an inner city emergency department (2015)
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Background: Paracetamol poisoning accounts for just under half of all self-poisoning cases that present to hospitals in England. Treatment with acetylcysteine is routine, yet recommendations regarding its use vary internationally and have recently be... Read More about Epidemiology, management and outcome of paracetamol poisoning in an inner city emergency department.

Does anaphylaxis masquerade as asthma in children? (2015)
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Anaphylaxis in children presents most frequently with respiratory features, and concern exists about the potential for diagnostic confusion with acute asthma. 84 cases of asthma requiring intensive care were identified. 11 cases met exclusion criteri... Read More about Does anaphylaxis masquerade as asthma in children?.