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Inhalation injuries

01 November 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

As last month’s train crash at Paddington tragically underlined, smoke inhalation and skin loss are the two potentially catastrophic injuries that can occur from...

Identification and management of frostbite injuries

01 December 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

David Bird outlines key issues for emergency nurses in the assessment and treatment of patients following frostbite injuries

Transferring the thermally injured

01 October 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Transferring an A&E burns patient to a burns unit team involves a methodical review of the history and how the burns injury was managed in A&E. David Bird outlines...

Electrical injuries

01 May 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

All electrical burns are serious and, due to their complicated pathology, must never be underestimated and should receive prompt and effective management. Although...

Managing epistaxis in A&E

01 June 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Presentation of epistaxis in an A&E department can vary from an acute emergency to a relatively mild or recurrent condition. The severity of epistaxis is often...

Patient safety:improving incident reporting

03 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Arts & science

The aim of this article, the fourth of seven in this series, is to discuss the reporting of patient safety incidents, including near miss events. This article is...

Discovering the literature of nursing: a guide for beginners

01 October 2003

Nurse Researcher

General

From simple information gathering to more rigorous investigation, David Bird explains how to make your research more effective

Integrating risk management into working practice

07 December 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The aim of this article, the third in this series on the Seven Steps to Patient Safety (National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) 2004), is to explore how risk...