Background Ankle injuries are one of the most common presentations in the ED. Although fractures can be ruled out using the Ottawa Ankle Rules, the specificity is low, which means many patients may ...

Background Streaming and redirection in the ED involves the assessment, triage and prioritisation of patients. Lower acuity patients can be streamed to alternative services within the hospital or ...

One of the hallmarks of an emergency department (ED), compared with an urgent care, or a physician’s office, is that patients are seen by the clinicians in order of acuity, not arrival. When there are ...

Objective To describe the population of patients who attend emergency departments (ED) in England for mental health reasons. Methods Cross-sectional observational study of 6 262 602 ED attendances at ...

A fundamental principle of the conduct of medical research is ‘autonomy’. This is manifested in the idea of patients giving informed consent for participation in clinical trials. Autonomy also means ...

Background Thrombectomy is the primary treatment in the management of acute large vessel occlusions (LVO) strokes; however, many rural hospitals are not able to perform this procedure and must ...

Empathy is a reigning topic in healthcare because of its relationship to the aims of medical practice: improved health outcomes1 adherence to treatment recommendations, improved quality of care and ...

We have read with great interest the recently published study titled ‘Comparison of the Effects of Vapocoolant Spray and Topical Anaesthetic Cream (Lidocaine–Prilocaine) on Pain of Intravenous ...

Defining research priorities in a specialty as broad as emergency medicine is a significant challenge. In order to fund and complete the most important research projects, it is imperative that we ...

Background Medical imaging use has increased progressively, prompting discussions about its clinical impact. Interventions to reduce low-value imaging have had varying success, as they generally do ...

Objectives The main aim of the study was (1) to assess digital literacy among acutely admitted patients in an ED, (2) to provide quantitative data relating to the ‘inverse information law’. We ...

Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a complex and heterogenous condition characterised by abnormal neurological symptoms that are linked to structural and functional alterations in widely ...