The most common method of measuring EtCO2 in clinical practice is the infrared analyser. Rays from a source of infrared light are passed through a sample of gas as a detector analyses the degree of...
This study aimed to describe the ambulance care of adults with suspected stroke according to residential status of any type of care home versus a private address (i.e. patients living in their own...
This study was designed to meet five objectives, the first of which was to investigate work-related stressful events and how they relate to staff characteristics, such as job role and gender, and...
‘in which autonomous patients are choosers who act intentionally, with understanding, and without controlling influences that determine their actions’. .
Broadly speaking, the approach to major incidents involving significant casualty numbers has not changed in many decades. The process involves emergency staff arriving first on the scene to gain a...
The nature of wounds sustained in modern military conflict is substantially different from those seen in civilian practice. Extremity wounds predominate (Owens et al, 2007; Owens et al, 2008) and the...
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