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The transition to parenthood: What does it mean for fathers? (2008)
Journal Article
Deave, T., & Johnson, D. (2008). The transition to parenthood: What does it mean for fathers?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63(6), 626-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04748.x

Title. The transition to parenthood: what does it mean for fathers? Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore the needs of first-time fathers in relation to the care, support and education provided by healthcare professionals during the anten... Read More about The transition to parenthood: What does it mean for fathers?.

Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication (2008)
Journal Article
Mills, A., Gray, R., Bressington, D., Lathlean, J., & Mills, D. (2008). Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 19(3), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789940802113493

Objective: To examine the nature and clinical correlates of adherence in prisoners prescribed antipsychotic medication, and how these differ from findings in people taking antipsychotic medication who are not in prison. Method: Treatment adherence, s... Read More about Relationship between adherence, symptoms, treatment attitudes, satisfaction, and side effects in prisoners taking antipsychotic medication.

Midwives interprofessional working: How their discursive practices relate to traditional discourses concerning power, gender, professionalism and the medicalisation of birth (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K. (2008, September). Midwives interprofessional working: How their discursive practices relate to traditional discourses concerning power, gender, professionalism and the medicalisation of birth. Paper presented at 40th Annual Conference, British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons (2008)
Journal Article
Condon, L., Hek, G., & Harris, F. (2008). Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons. Health Education Journal, 67(3), 155-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896908094633

Objective: To explore the views of prisoners on making healthy choices in prison. Design: In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with 111 prisoners in 12 prisons between September and November 2005. Prisoners interviewed included women,... Read More about Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons.

Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia (2008)
Journal Article
Slade, T. J., Grover, J., & Benger, J. (2008). Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(9), 611-612. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.054114

Symptomatic sinus bradycardia is routinely treated in the emergency department with atropine and pacing. Two cases are presented that illustrate the importance of considering hyperkalaemia, particularly in the presence of atropine-resistant symptomat... Read More about Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia.

Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer (2008)
Journal Article
Ndosi, M. E., & Newell, R. (2009). Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(4), 570-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02290.x

Aim. To determine if nurses had adequate pharmacology knowledge of the drugs they commonly administer. Background. Literature suggests that nurses have insufficient pharmacology knowledge. We also know that nurses and teachers of pharmacology are not... Read More about Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer.

Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing (2008)
Journal Article
Benger, J. R., Beech, F. J. M., France, J. E., & Jakeman, N. (2008). Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 15(4), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f4d19b

Objective To determine whether the use of ethyl chloride and subcutaneous lidocaine are associated with a reduction in pain during arterial blood sampling compared with using no local anaesthesia. Methods Patients over the age of 16 years and who req... Read More about Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing.

An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register (2008)
Journal Article
Mytton, J., Harrison, V., McLoughlin, A., Thompson, R., & Overton, T. (2008). An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register. Prenatal Diagnosis, 28(8), 722-726. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.2034

Objective: Some congenital anomaly registers arc collecting data on risk factors for pregnancies affected by anomalies; yet the quality of that information is rarely assessed. We assessed the quality of the risk factor data in the South West Congenit... Read More about An evaluation of the recording of folic acid use in the South West Congenital Anomaly Register.

Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005 (2008)
Journal Article
Dance, D. A., SW Pneumococcal Group, , Ihekweazu, C. A., Christensen, H., Stuart, J. M., Cartwright, K., …Fletcher, M. (2008). Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005. Epidemiology and Infection, 136(8), 1096-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807009715

Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines into the United Kingdom's routine immunization programmes is expected to change the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We have documented the epidemiology of IPD in... Read More about Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996-2005.

Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (2008)
Journal Article
Newby, D. E., Gray, A., Goodacre, S., Masson, M., Sampson, F., Nicholl, J., & Benger, J. (2008). Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. New England Journal of Medicine, 359(2), 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0707992

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema a... Read More about Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission (2008)
Journal Article
Benger, J. R., & Jones, V. (2008). Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(7), 424-427. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.050856

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) attendances and subsequent hospital admissions are rising in the United Kingdom. The reasons for this are unclear but may relate to recent changes in primary care and public perception. The actions taken by pat... Read More about Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission.

Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study (2008)
Journal Article
Benger, J. R., & Pagnamenta, R. (2008). Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(7), 417-419. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.050005

Objective: To identify the factors considered by parents to be most important in determining overall satisfaction with care in a children's emergency department, and to assess whether these factors are influenced by the child's age and triage categor... Read More about Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study.

The psychological status of morbidly obese patients (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Jackson, S., Morris, M., Lilley, K., & Johnson, A. (2008, July). The psychological status of morbidly obese patients. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 3, Bristol, UK