The HMR defines who can buy and possess medicines, and this is summarised in Appendix 1. There is an exemption for the purchase of general sales medicines; however, the supply chain for these...
As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, pain is a ‘highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury’ (Stevenson, 2010). This is further compounded by Jones and Machen (2003) who identify...
Details of the medications reviewed in this article can be found in Box 1..
Cannulation is the main barrier to the administration of opioid analgesia, and this has been shown to be a problem in the young, the elderly, the shocked patient and the cognitively impaired. Studies...
The aim of this article is to review the evidence for the use of diazepam and midazolam, and to determine which anticonvulsant is the most appropriate for termination of paediatric seizures by...
Important advances in the prevention and management of pain occurred in the mid-1800s, when drugs that produced anaesthesia were first used during surgery. These drugs included nitrous oxide, ether...
AF is frequently associated with structural abnormalities in the heart or cardiac disease, or may result from damage to the heart tissue itself, from thoracic surgery or coronary artery bypass grafts...
Epilepsy is a homeostatic imbalance characterised by recurrent malfunctions in motor, sensory or psychological functions. These malfunctions are commonly described as a seizure (Tortora and...
The PALM technique has been described in polytrauma patients with a reduced Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and ongoing airway obstruction as well as airway soiling from facial injuries. The patients have...
