Objective Point-of-care (POC) cardiac troponin (cTn) assays have a rapid turnaround time but are generally less sensitive than laboratory-based assays. Previous research found that the Abbott i-Stat ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether antibiotics are indicated for human bites. Eighty nine papers were found using the reported search, of which two represent the best evidence to ...

Identifying and profiling prearrival characteristics of avoidable emergency department visits transported by paramedics: a cohort study using linked prehospital and hospital data ...

Background: Fractures of the mandible are common facial injuries. Patients frequently require hospitalisation, surgical intervention and extended periods of convalescence. Methods: A prospective ...

7 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital 8 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester 9 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hope ...

The case is presented of a woman with a gradual onset of knee pain due to calcific tendonitis of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). The diagnosis was made based on clinical findings, plain ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK Correspondence to: Dr P S Moss, Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, ...

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Objectives To gather data on the ages and weights of children aged between 1 and 16 years in order to assess the validity of the current weight estimation formula ‘Weight(kg)=2(age+4)’ and the newly ...

Violence Research Group, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK Correspondence to: Professor J Shepherd, Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, University of Wales College of ...

2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey 3 Department of Biostatistics, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey 4 Department of General Surgery, ...

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 ...