Correspondence to Professor Yann-Erick Claessens, Department of Emergency Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1 avenue Pasteur BP489, Principalty of Monaco MC-98012, Monaco; ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. OBJECTIVE--To examine the management of traumatic pneumothorax in a department where some of these injuries do not receive chest drains ...

Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Mr K Allison Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson ...

Background Haemorrhage is a major cause of mortality and morbidity following both military and civilian trauma. Haemostatic dressings may offer effective haemorrhage control as part of prehospital ...

Correspondence to Johann Steurer, Horten Centre, University of Zurich, University Hospital of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Postfach Nord, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland; johann.steurer{at}usz.ch Background ...

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Background There appears to be a paucity of studies examining the characteristics and impact of frequent users upon emergency medical services (EMS). Objective To review current primary research on ...

Introduction National practice guidelines recommend early aspirin administration to reduce mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Although timely administration of aspirin has been shown to ...

1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 2 NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK 3 Department of Vascular ...

Background Evidence regarding high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (HDICS) in asthma exacerbations in adults is insufficient. This study compares the treatment outcomes of HDICS as add-on therapy to the ...

St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, UK Correspondence toNiroshan Sivathasan, St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, 90 Malmains Way, ...

Background Extreme weather events due to human activities have significantly increased the frequency and severity of hydrological disasters like floods, impacting human health and healthcare systems ...