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Mind the gap

01 June 2004

Emergency Nurse

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One in seven people who arrive at the average emergency department has a mental health problem. The figure gives a clue to the complex demands that confront...

Managing acute myocardial infarction

01 June 2004

Emergency Nurse

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Health secretary John Reid has announced a £1 million scheme to assess the feasibility of providing a 24-hour-a-day seven-day-a-week primary angioplasty service for...

Involving users in self-harm services

10 February 2009

Emergency Nurse

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It is not new for patients to speak out about their experiences of mental health care; nor is it new for such experiences to be highlighted to those in power.

Taking the anxiety out of dementia

10 February 2009

Emergency Nurse

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JO JAMES and CAZ HODNETT say that changes to the environments of and practices in emergency departments can improve the care offered to patients withdementia

Targeting early discharge

06 December 2008

Emergency Nurse

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The government has denied claims that older people are being discharged too soon from hospital so that operational standards can be met. CHRISTIAN DUFFIN reports

Care after chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear events

08 November 2010

Emergency Nurse

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Prompt airway management after chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear (CBRN) incidents is crucial for patient survival. To date, however, the ideal airway device...

Management of minor head injury in adults

08 November 2010

Emergency Nurse

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Head injury accounts for up to 20 per cent of emergency department (ED) attendances (Kay and Teasdale 2001), and approximately 800,000 patients attend UK EDs with...

Perceptions of a ‘virtual’ acute admission unit

09 December 2010

Emergency Nurse

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The Haaglanden Medical Centre, the Hague, Netherlands, has opened a ‘virtual’ acute admission unit (VAAU) to increase throughput of acute patients. The VAAU consists...

Diagnosis and management of Paget-Schroetter’s syndrome

07 October 2010

Emergency Nurse

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Paget-Schroetter’s syndrome (PSS) is an effort-related syndrome involving upper extremity deep vein thromboses (UEDVTs) that usually occur in the subclavian or...

Mentoring in emergency care: ‘growing our own’

08 November 2010

Emergency Nurse

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Historical attitudes to graduates in emergency departments (EDs) and the effect of nursing staff shortages conspire to make EDs demanding areas in which to begin a...