Objective Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improves survival and neurological outcomes. Nonetheless, many OHCA patients do not receive ...

Background Severe sepsis is likely to account for around 37 000 deaths annually in the UK. Five years after the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) care bundles were published, care ...

Correspondence to: Dr J Wright, Accident and Emergency Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK; john.wright{at}nuth.northy.nhs.uk Carbon monoxide is ...

Correspondence to: MrHywel Hughes Emergency Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, Wales, UK; Hywel.hughes{at}new-tr.wales.nhs.uk Objectives: To assess the scale of drink ...

Objectives: The recent introduction of a disposable laryngeal mask airway has provided paramedics with an alternative to endotracheal intubation. Time taken to secure the airway with each device was ...

5 King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College Hospital, London, UK 6 St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Max E R ...

Objective Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) is a collaborative clinical studies group established in August 2012. It consists of a network of 43 centres from England, ...

Correspondence to: Dr Iain R S Robertson-Steel West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Millennium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1LX; ...

Correspondence to: Mr J Dunning Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 3BW, UK; joeldunningdoctors.org.uk This review examines the derivation of the ...

Emergency clinicians worldwide are demonstrating increasing concern about the effect of climate change on the health of the populations they serve. The movement for sustainable healthcare is being ...

Background Early warning scores (EWS) were developed in acute hospital settings to improve recognition and response to patient deterioration. In 2012, the UK Royal College of Physicians developed the ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert Patton, School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK; r.patton{at}surrey.ac.uk Aims In the ED, alcohol identification and brief advice is an effective ...