Emergency Evidence Updates – September 2023
Randomised Controlled Trials
Comparison of surf lifesaver pressure point control and a commercial arterial tourniquet for major lower limb haemorrhage: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial Emergency Medicine Australasia
Effect of intranasal sufentanil on acute post-traumatic pain in the emergency department: a randomised controlled trial Emergency Medicine Journal
Other Guidance/Reports
Category “C” Antidote Guideline List – September 2023 RCEM
Invasive Procedures in the Emergency Department (September 2023) RCEM
RCEM NPIS Antidote Guideline List – September 2023 RCEM
RCEM NPIS Antidote Guideline Appendix 1 – September 2023 RCEM
Use of Care Guides to Reduce Emergency Department Visits by High-Frequency Utilizers Journal of Emergency Nursing
Primary Research
Prehospital
Feasibility of HEMS performed prehospital extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary resuscitation in paediatric cardiac arrests; two case reports Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Helicopter Ambulance Transport to the Emergency Department: Demographic and Clinical Factors Impacting Outcomes in a Turkish Medical Center Medical Science Monitor
Higher Prehospital Blood Glucose Levels Associated With Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Out-of-Hospital Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrests Air Medical Journal
Medical emergencies at sea: an analysis of ambulance-supported and autonomously performed operations by lifeboat crews BMC Emergency Medicine
Paramedic recognition of posterior circulation stroke: a vignette and focus group study British Paramedic Journal
Patients With Atrioventricular Block Transported by a Physician-Staffed Helicopter in Japan From 2015 to 2020 Air Medical Journal
Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival BMC Emergency Medicine
Prehospital early warning scores for adults with suspected sepsis: retrospective diagnostic cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Pre-hospital endotracheal intubation in severe traumatic brain injury: ventilation targets and mortality-a retrospective analysis of 308 patients Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Prehospital Administration of Norepinephrine and Epinephrine for Shock after Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest Prehospital Emergency Care
The Association of Prehospital End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide with Survival Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Prehospital Emergency Care
Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study Emergency Medicine Journal
General
A Survey of Emergency Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices to Support Patients’ Families as Surrogate Decision Makers Journal of Emergency Nursing
An Electronic Medical Record Intervention to Increase Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in Emergency Department Observation Patients Annals of Emergency Medicine
Consensus on acute behavioural disturbance in the UK: a multidisciplinary modified Delphi study to determine what it is and how it should be managed Emergency Medicine Journal
E-scooter-related orthopedic injuries and the treatments applied: are these scooters a new means of transportation or a new source of trauma? BMC Emergency Medicine
Environmental impact of low-dose methoxyflurane versus nitrous oxide for analgesia: how green is the ‘green whistle’? Emergency Medicine Journal
Hospital-administered ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Medical experience as an influencing parameter in emergency medical care for psychiatric emergencies: retrospective analysis of a multicenter survey BMC Emergency Medicine
Multicentre prospective observational study to evaluate healthcare impacts of e-scooters on emergency departments Emergency Medicine Journal
Rapid response team activation prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest: Areas for improvements based on a national cohort study Resuscitation
Triage in major incidents: development and external validation of novel machine learning-derived primary and secondary triage tools Emergency Medicine Journal
Paediatric
Actions to Avoid in Pain Management and Sedoanalgesia Procedures in Pediatric Emergencies Pediatric Emergency Care
Cirrhotic ascites masquerading as haemoperitoneum in paediatric trauma: The diagnostic dilemma Emergency Medicine Australasia
Clinical Outcomes of Children With COVID-19 by SARS-CoV-2 Strain – A Cohort Study Pediatric Emergency Care
Critical Emergency Department Interventions and Clinical Deterioration in Children With Nonsevere Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Pediatric Emergency Care
Difficult Intravascular Access in Pediatric Emergency Department: The Ultrasound-Assisted Strategy (DIAPEDUS Study) Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
First-Pass Success of Intubations Using Video Versus Direct Laryngoscopy in Children With Limited Neck Mobility Pediatric Emergency Care
Impact of Using a Precompleted Consent Form for Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care
Inter-rater agreement of serial radiographs to identify non-progression of ingested multiple magnets in children Archives of Disease in Childhood
Pediatric Patients Discharged After Transfer to a Pediatric Emergency Department: Opportunities for Telehealth? Annals of Emergency Medicine
Pharmacist Avoidance or Reductions in Medical Costs in Critically and Emergently Ill Pediatrics: PHARM-PEDS Study Critical Care Explorations
Procedural sedation programme minimising adverse events: a 3-year experience from a tertiary paediatric emergency department Archives of Disease in Childhood
Radiographic pneumonia in young febrile infants presenting to the emergency department: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Test Characteristics of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children With Preexisting Cardiac Conditions Pediatric Emergency Care
Virtual Coaching and the Reduction of Radial Head Subluxation – A Case Series Pediatric Emergency Care
Adult
BEYOND SEP-1 COMPLIANCE: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANTIBIOTIC OVERTREATMENT AND FLUID OVERLOAD IN SUSPECTED SEPTIC PATIENTS The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bilateral lower extremity injuries in pedestrian versus motor vehicle collisions Trauma
Contemporary management of acute heart failure in the emergency department and the potential impact of early diuretic therapy on outcomes Emergency Medicine Australasia
EFFECTS OF CLINICAL FRAILTY SCALE SCORE ON ADVERSE OUTCOMES AND LENGTH OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAY BEFORE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ADMISSION The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Factors Associated With Physical Restraint in an Urban Emergency Department Annals of Emergency Medicine
Management and outcomes with 5-year mortality of patients with mildly elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels not meeting criteria for myocardial infarction Emergency Medicine Australasia
Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department BMC Emergency Medicine
Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed BMC Emergency Medicine
Relationship between systolic blood pressure and mortality in older vs younger trauma patients – a retrospective multicentre observational study BMC Emergency Medicine
Safety and Pain Reduction in Emergency Practitioner Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks: A One-Year Retrospective Study Annals of Emergency Medicine
THREE SIMPLE PARAMETERS ON ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ARE PREDICTORS FOR ENDOSCOPIC INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED NONVARICEAL UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Ultrasonography in thoracic and abdominal stab wound injury: results from the FETTHA study Emergency Medicine Journal
Metadata
Summary author: Rebecca Howes @ClinicalLibsPHU
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