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Trauma epidemiology and team management

01 April 1997

Emergency Nurse

Clinical trauma

Trauma is the leading cause of death for people between the ages of one to 44 (Emergency Nurses Association 1995). Although major trauma accounts for less than 0.5...

Managing soft tissue injuries

01 April 2002

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

This article will discuss whether a chartered physiotherapist is a useful health care professional in the treatment of soft tissue injuries (STI) to which the...

Can nurses remove spinal boards and cervical collars safely?

01 February 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

As an A&E nurse, have you ever thought what it must be like for a patient who comes to your department on a spinal board, with a rigid cervical collar on?

Managing emergency admissions

01 February 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

The nature of emergency departments is the unpredictability of the workload coming through the doors. Wouldn’t it be useful to have an idea of the number of people...