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How regional trauma systems improve outcomes

09 October 2015

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Management of severely injured patients is complex and requires organised, expert care. Regionalised trauma systems are relatively new in the UK and aim to deliver...

Trauma training: a literature review

01 November 2007

Emergency Nurse

General

Severe injury is the leading cause of death in people under the age of 35, and a common cause of death in those of all ages, in England and Wales (Office for...

Managing auricular haematoma to prevent ‘cauliflower ear’

13 September 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

This article describes the typical signs of auricular haematoma, how people who have the condition should be treated in emergency departments and the problems that...

Intranasal diamorphine in children with trauma

01 February 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

This article discusses the administration of intranasal diamorphine as an analgesia in paediatric trauma care. The authors outline evidence for its use and discuss a...

Redesigning the response to patients with trauma

11 May 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

In 2008, a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, clerical staff, a social worker and paramedic at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, began a project to...

Health care for homeless people: the role of emergency nurses

11 May 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

The health care of homeless people, of whom there are thousands across the UK, presents several problems to emergency nurses, who often become their primary care...

Redesigning the response to patients with trauma

25 June 2012

Nursing Management

Feature

In 2008, a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, clerical staff, a social worker and paramedic at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, began a project to...

Fractures:pathophysiology, treatment and nursing care

17 September 2008

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Many nurses working in the primary and secondary sectors will care for patients who have sustained fractures. The ability to assess these patients systemically in...

Fractures: pathophysiology, treatment and nursing care

17 September 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

Many nurses working in the primary and secondary sectors will care for patients who have sustained fractures. The ability to assess these patients systemically in...

Assessing registered nurses’ clinical skills in orthopaedics

27 June 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

The aim of this article is to explore the views of registered nurses undertaking the new Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), incorporating an...