Background National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines used to triage patients with head injury to CT imaging are based on research conducted in populations presenting within 24 h of ...

Midazolam meleate, a water soluble 1,4 benzodiazepine, was used intravenously in 20 patients suffering seizures, of whom 12 were in status epilepticus. In all cases, midazolam in a dose of 2.5-15 mg ...

3 Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence to Dr Sine Wichmann, Department of ...

Background Although pyrethroids are known for low toxicity to humans, clinical systemic characteristics of pyrethroid poisoning remain undefined. We investigated atypical presentations of pyrethroid ...

Correspondence to Dr Sheena E Ramsay, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London (UCL), Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; ...

Correspondence to Dr Alasdair R Corfield, Emergency Department, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley PA2 9PN, UK; a.corfield{at}nhs.net Background An important element in improving the care of patients ...

Background Community violence is a substantial problem for the NHS. Information sharing of emergency department data with community safety partnerships (CSP) has been associated with substantial ...

2 Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux (IRIS), UMR 8156-997, UFR SMBH, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris 13, Paris, France Correspondence to Professor Patrick Chariot, ...

2 Violence Research Group, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Correspondence to: Professor J P Shepherd Dental School, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Health ...

2 Violence Research Group, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK Correspondence to: Professor J P Shepherd Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, Dental School, University ...

Background Neurological examination in children presenting with upper limb fractures is often poorly performed in the Emergency Department (ED). We aimed to assess the improvement in documented ...