This bulletin is brought to you by the Knowledge and Information Service. It aims to keep you up-to-date with issued related to A&E. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are other areas which you think we need to cover, please let us know.
A number of articles relevant to Accident and Emergency staff have been published. To obtain an e-mail copy of any of them, click on the link after each reference, to request an e-mail copy via your NHS e-mail account*
Patients either contacting a general practice cooperative or accident and emergency department out of hours: a comparison.
Emergency Medicine Journal
Sep 2006, Vol. 23(9), Pg. 731−4
Author: Giesen, P et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Preparation for the next major incident: are we ready?
Emergency Medicine Journal
Sep 2006, Vol. 23(9), Pg. 709−12
Author: Wong, K et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Anaphylaxis: recognition, treatment and education.
Emergency Nurse
May 2007, Vol. 15 (2), Pg. 24−8
Author: Bryant, Hannah.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Pilgrim Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Resuscitation of patients during pregnancy.
Emergency Nurse
May 2007, Vol. 15 (2), Pg. 20−2
Author: Castle, Nick.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Pilgrim Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Nurse-led triage of acute medical admissions: accurate and time-efficient
British Journal of Nursing
12th July 2007, Vol. 16(13), Pg. 824-7
Author: Wennike, Nic et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham, Lincoln County and Pilgrim Hospital Staff Libraries. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here
*Because of legal constraints, this service is only available to staff with a NHS e-mail account.
Full DARE abstracts relevant to emergency care
4 new abstract were added to the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) in April 2007. Of these, 1 is available full text:
A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing outcome of severely injured patients treated in trauma centers following the establishment of trauma systems*
A number of articles relevant to Accident and Emergency staff have been published. To obtain an e-mail copy of any of them, click on the link after each reference, to request an e-mail copy via your NHS e-mail account*
Patients either contacting a general practice cooperative or accident and emergency department out of hours: a comparison.
Emergency Medicine Journal
Sep 2006, Vol. 23(9), Pg. 731−4
Author: Giesen, P et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Preparation for the next major incident: are we ready?
Emergency Medicine Journal
Sep 2006, Vol. 23(9), Pg. 709−12
Author: Wong, K et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Anaphylaxis: recognition, treatment and education.
Emergency Nurse
May 2007, Vol. 15 (2), Pg. 24−8
Author: Bryant, Hannah.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Pilgrim Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Resuscitation of patients during pregnancy.
Emergency Nurse
May 2007, Vol. 15 (2), Pg. 20−2
Author: Castle, Nick.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Pilgrim Hospital Staff Library. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here.
Nurse-led triage of acute medical admissions: accurate and time-efficient
British Journal of Nursing
12th July 2007, Vol. 16(13), Pg. 824-7
Author: Wennike, Nic et al.
A paper copy of this journal issue is available at Grantham, Lincoln County and Pilgrim Hospital Staff Libraries. To receive a copy of this article via e-mail, click here
*Because of legal constraints, this service is only available to staff with a NHS e-mail account.
Full DARE abstracts relevant to emergency care
4 new abstract were added to the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) in April 2007. Of these, 1 is available full text:
A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing outcome of severely injured patients treated in trauma centers following the establishment of trauma systems*
Journal of Trauma. Injury, Infection and Critical Care
2006, 60(2), Pg. 371-378Celso, B et al.
Select the “Athens login” option from the top right corner of the screen, to bring up the article
*To access this article full text, you will need a NHS Athens username, starting nhstr…. If you don’t currently have a NHS Athens username, they are available free of charge for NHS staff in Lincolnshire; click here to register.
2006, 60(2), Pg. 371-378Celso, B et al.
Select the “Athens login” option from the top right corner of the screen, to bring up the article
*To access this article full text, you will need a NHS Athens username, starting nhstr…. If you don’t currently have a NHS Athens username, they are available free of charge for NHS staff in Lincolnshire; click here to register.
