Background Unless emergency departments have adequate capacity to meet demand, they will fail to meet clinical and performance standards and will be operating in the ‘coping zone’. This carries risks ...

Background/aim In ED chest pain patients, a 0-hour/1-hour protocol based on high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) tests combined with clinical risk stratification in diagnosing acute coronary ...

366 The ED young person’s wellbeing guide – a novel approach to psychosocial risk assessing children and young people in the emergency department ...

Background To describe the epidemiological profile and clinical manifestations of liquid ecstasy (GHB) poisonings. Methods All cases of GHB poisoning or overdose admitted to the Emergency Department ...

Background ABG samples are often obtained in trauma patients to assess shock severity. Venous blood gas (VBG) sampling, which is less invasive, has been widely used to assess other forms of shock. The ...

Imperial College, Emergency Department, St Mary’s Campus, London W2 1NY, UK I Maconochie, Imperial College, Emergency Department, St Mary’s Campus, Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY, UK; ...