Airbags have been shown to significantly reduce mortality and morbidity in motor vehicle crashes. However, the airbag, like the seat belt, produces its own range of injuries. With the increasing use ...

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 ...

Objective—To describe the epidemiology of fractures among children seen with sports injuries in a district general hospital accident and emergency department. Methods—A prospective study of children ...

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 ...

3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to Gayle Elizabeth McLelland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, PO BOx 527, ...

Department of Clinical Care and Patient Safety, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Correspondence to Jay Duckett, Department of Clinical Care and Patient Safety ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether methionine was better than n-acetyl cysteine at reducing the severity of liver damage after paracetamol overdose. Thirty nine papers were found ...

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the effect on skin temperature of different methods of use of a hydrogel dressing. Methods: Twelve volunteers had temperature measured under a ...

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Jamie Barnes, Department of Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, Liverpool L35 5DR, ...

Objective Despite ‘hospital resilience’ gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a preliminary conceptual framework and ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish the best way to immobilise dislocated shoulders after reduction. A total of 47 papers were identified using the reported search, of which four represent ...