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Point-of-care COVID-19 test in ED significantly reduces turnaround-time

Point-of-care COVID-19 test in ED significantly reduces turnaround-time

Telephone triage consensus study identifies life-threatening chest pain requiring high priority ambulance response

Telephone triage consensus study identifies life-threatening chest pain requiring high priority ambulance response

$Intrathoracic bleeding after rib fracture similar for DOACs and vitamin K antagonists$

Intrathoracic bleeding after rib fracture similar for DOACs and vitamin K antagonists

Triage nurse clinical assessment for admission in ED superior to scoring systems

Triage nurse clinical assessment for admission in ED superior to scoring systems

Three key factors predictive of abnormal CT scan in children with minor head trauma

Three key factors predictive of abnormal CT scan in children with minor head trauma

Abnormal axis and LBBB on an ECG predictive of COVID-19 hospital mortality

Abnormal axis and LBBB on an ECG predictive of COVID-19 hospital mortality

Ultrasound imaging of value for diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture in ED

Ultrasound imaging of value for diagnosis of Achilles tendon rupture in ED

Opioid treatment infrequently started after suspected overdose visit to ED

Opioid treatment infrequently started after suspected overdose visit to ED

Cancer diagnoses in young people fell but ICU admissions increased during first wave of pandemic

Cancer diagnoses in young people fell but ICU admissions increased during first wave of pandemic

Delayed transfer of care predictive model 70% accurate

Delayed transfer of care predictive model 70% accurate

Webcast: Blood purification strategies in sepsis

Webcast: Blood purification strategies in sepsis

Convenience sampling leads to selection bias in ED studies

Convenience sampling leads to selection bias in ED studies

ACS presentations via emergency services at ED increased after warning signs campaign

ACS presentations via emergency services at ED increased after warning signs campaign

Non-urgent attendances represent a substantial number of children’s emergency care visits

Non-urgent attendances represent a substantial number of children’s emergency care visits

Three amino acids predict 90-day mortality in patients admitted to ED with dyspnoea

Three amino acids predict 90-day mortality in patients admitted to ED with dyspnoea

COVID-19 screening: Combining AI and rapid blood diagnostics during emergency care

COVID-19 screening: Combining AI and rapid blood diagnostics during emergency care

Increase in deliberate self-harm seen by helicopter emergency service during pandemic

Increase in deliberate self-harm seen by helicopter emergency service during pandemic

Less frequent intracranial bleeds with DOACs compared with vitamin K antagonists among renally impaired ED patients

Less frequent intracranial bleeds with DOACs compared with vitamin K antagonists among renally impaired ED patients

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