Emergency Medicine Journal

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What should be done to prepare clinicians for the introduction of machine learning in emergency medicine? A UK and Ireland network survey (13 October, 2026) Free ...
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Ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter survival impacted by amount of catheter residing in the vein

Correspondence to Dr Ananda Vishnu Pandurangadu, Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Beaumont Health System, Oakland University, Royal Oak, MI 48309, USA; ...
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Paracetamol overdose: an evidence based flowchart to guide management

National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr A Jones, National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Avonley Road, ...
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Frequent attendances at emergency departments in England

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 ...
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Flucloxacillin alone or combined with benzylpenicillin to treat lower limb cellulitis: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to: Dr P Leman Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; peter.lemanhealth.wa.gov.au Objective: To determine whether using intravenous ...
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Common femoral artery access in emergency medicine

Advanced vascular access skills are an essential component of all critical care specialty curricula. However, common femoral artery (CFA) cannulation and sheath insertion has thus far not been ...
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A state-wide survey of medical emergency management in dental practices: incidence of emergencies and training experience

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology, Dresden, Germany Dr M P Müller, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive ...
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Investigation into the predictive capability for mortality and the trigger points of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in emergency department patients

Introduction National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to monitor and trigger assessment throughout a patient’s hospital journey. Since the development and role out of NEWS2, its ability ...
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819 What can you teach in 15 minutes? A pilot study of ‘just-in-time’ teaching in a paediatric emergency department

Methods/Design A daily teaching programme was designed and implemented in a busy tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department. The teaching sessions were performed for 15 minutes at 1 pm on Monday to ...
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Paediatric electric-scooter injuries: an emerging public health crisis?

Background Electric-scooters (e-scooters) are popular worldwide although there are concerns about their regulation and safety. Since 2019, 59 deaths have been reported in the UK involving e-scooters; ...
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Medical patient boarding in the emergency department as a source of crowding and delay-related harm, impacting patient outcomes and the efficiency of urgent and emergency care

Background Previous studies have indicated that crowding within the emergency department (ED) is associated with longer lengths of stay in the ED and higher mortality. Boarding, the time patients ...
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National patterns in emergency department diagnoses and mortality: insights from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample

Background Emergency departments (EDs) are the frontline of acute care in the USA, yet contemporary data on the most common presentations and causes of mortality remain limited. Understanding these ...