Correspondence to Dr Helen Riess, Empathy and Relational Science Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; HRiess{at}Partners.Org While many believe some people are ...

Correspondence to Dr Ellen J Weber, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94131, USA; ellen.weber{at}ucsf.edu One of the hallmarks of an emergency ...

Background Appropriate interpretation of vital signs is essential for risk stratification in the emergency department (ED) but may change with advancing age. In several guidelines, risk scores such as ...

Cohort, cross sectional, and case-control studies are collectively referred to as observational studies. Often these studies are the only practicable method of studying various problems, for example, ...

Emergency Medicine Research Group, Centre for Primary Health Care Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Correspondence to: Dr M Cooke, Emergency Medicine Research Group, Centre for Primary ...

Background Patients with end-of-life care (EoLC) needs present to the emergency departments (ED) frequently and at times, it can be difficult to provide a high standard of care. Within the Irish ...

Background Irregular patient volumes, high patient transit and limitless presentations means that Emergency Department (ED) handovers differ from other specialities. Therefore, a degree of handover ...

Emergency Practice Innovation Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to George A Jelinek, Emergency Practice Innovation Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria ...

Correspondence to: Dr McD Taylor, Emergency Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3050 (e-mail: taylordm{at}hotmail.com) Objectives—All patients discharged from the ...

Purpose Medical errors are a global concern, and specifically, EDs are at considerable risk for medical errors. Few studies focus on the healthcare provider’s self-perceived medical errors in ...

Background Acute or chronic stress can lead to physical and mental disorders. Measuring cortisol can objectify the degree of stress. Cortisol is traditionally measured in serum, but recently the ...

Background Dextrose is commonly administered with insulin during the management of hyperkalaemia to avoid hypoglycaemia. Previous research has evaluated the incidence of hypoglycaemia; however, none ...