Introduction Major trauma is the third leading cause of avoidable mortality in the UK. Defining which patients require care in a major trauma centre is a critical component of developing, evaluating ...

1 Accident and Emergency Department, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Dewsbury, UK 2 Accident and Emergency Department, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK Objectives—To determine whether the ...

Following resuscitation from cardiorespiratory arrest 80% of patients are comatose. Of these patients, 20% will survive and regain consciousness. Is it possible to predict an individual’s long term ...

4 Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community based Medicine, Manchester Medical Academic Health Sciences Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong Correspondence to: Dr Y-F Choi Medical Officer, Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole ...

Correspondence to: Mr P E Pritty, Accident and Emergency Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK; ppritty{at}aol.com Colchicine overdose is uncommon but potentially life ...

Correspondence to Dr T E Martin, Anaesthetic Department MP 25, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester SO22 5DG, UK; Terry.Martin{at}wehct.nhs.uk Pulmonary thromboembolism has an incidence of more ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire and Imperial College, London, UK 2 Departments of Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital 3 Department of Cardiology ...

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Background Ultrasound is now readily available in the prehospital setting and its use has been highlighted as one of the top research priorities in prehospital care. Clinical examination remains the ...

Objective To describe the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma care in England and Wales since the Clinical Randomization of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Hemorrhage (CRASH-2) trial results ...