General
RCN Emergency Care Association annual conference and exhibition 14-15 November 2008
The Conference will take place. It will enable health care professionals to share experiences and discuss critical issues facing those in emergency care and provide an opportunity to network with colleagues in clinical, academic and leadership roles.
Evidence-Based Medicine
BestBETS – Best Evidence Topics provide rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature. There were eleven new or modified BETS added last month. Highlights include:
Analgesia for children with acute abdominal pain and diagnostic accuracy
Do fans spread infection in clinical areas?
Use of intravenous omeprazole in gastrointestinal patients before endoscopy
Emergency caesarean section in cardiac arrest before the 3rd trimester.
Ultrasound of optic nerve sheath to evaluate intracranial pressure
Is a normal CRP sensitive enough to rule out septic arthritis
What is the role of helmet therapy in positional plagiocephaly?
Heart Failure National Annual Evidence Update 2008
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Highlights from Issue 4 include:
Adrenaline (epinephrine) for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock
Anticoagulants for acute ischaemic stroke
Interventions for treating calcaneal fractures
Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower-leg immobilization
Magnesium for acute traumatic brain injury
Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
Once or twice daily versus three times daily amoxicillin with or without clavulanate for the treatment of acute otitis media
Patient education for neck pain with or without radiculopathy
Sanchi for acute ischaemic stroke
Surgical versus conservative management for odontoid fractures
Tongxinluo capsule for acute stroke
Treatment of infantile spasms
Guidelines
Resuscitation Council (UK)
Decisions relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Standards for clinical practice and training
Frequently asked questions on "Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions - Guidelines for healthcare providers"
Frequently asked questions on BLS and Paediatrics
Frequently asked questions on Defibrillation and AEDs
Statement on cardiac arrest or cardiovascular collapse caused by local anaesthetic
Statement on compression-only CPR
Frequently Asked Questions on Adult Advanced Life Support
Emergency management of arrhythmias and/or shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
Royal College of Physicians - Non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : management of acute type 2 respiratory failure
SIGN - Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people
NICE - Surgical site infection
Highlights from the Literature
Emergency Medicine Online, November 2008, vol. 25, issue 11
Management of penetrating neck injury in the emergency department: a structured literature review
Standards of practice in UK emergency departments before, during and after conscious sedation
The PAWS score: validation of an early warning scoring system for the initial assessment of children in the emergency department
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