General
Severe reactions to Ivory Wave legal high
There have been a number of admissions to Accident and Emergency departments in Lothian and in Bournemouth and Poole associated with Ivory Wave…
Q1 !pr-JunApril – June 2010 A & E hospital activity statistics
A&E Attendances
A&E Total Time
A&E Admissions
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. Fournew or modified BETS were added last month.
Petechia in the well child
Intensive insulin vs. conventional treatment for hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients
Are Fascia Iliaca Blocks an Effective Method of Pain Management in Children with Fractured Femurs?
Use of bedside echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the Emergency Department
Cochrane Library
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery
Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental implants
Recombinant Factor VIIa concentrate versus plasma derived concentrates for the treatment of acute bleeding episodes in people with haemophilia and inhibitors
Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder in adults
Guidelines
Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people (NICE)
Hypertension in pregnancy: the management of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy (NICE)
Side effects of treatment: Neutropenia: UK and International guidelines
Joint statement on the provision of emergency paediatric neurosurgical services (RCoA/SBNS)
Highlights from the Literature
Emergency Medicine Journal 27(8) August 2010
Availability of and use of Intralipid (lipid rescue therapy, lipid emulsion) in England and Wales
Smoothing inpatient discharges decreases emergency department congestion: a system dynamics simulation model
Local anaesthetic toxicity: are we prepared for the consequences in the Emergency Department?
Facial injury patterns in a UK paediatric population aged under 13 years
Conferences, Study
Advanced Communication Skills Training Workshop15 September, Maguire Training Unit
Emergency Urology Course - 18 September 2010, Cambridge
Cardio-Respiratory Emergencies Course 2010, 18-19 September, Harrogate
CEM Simulation Faculty course22 September , Bath
UK Team Course 28 September, London and 14October, Edinburgh
SAVE - Simulator Airway Ventilation Emergency, 28 September, Cambridge
National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Congress, 28-30 September, Brighton
Emergency Ultrasound Courses, 2 October, Croydon
Emergency Medicine Continuing Education Forum10October, Coventry
ATLS Course, 13-15 October, Croydon
Thoracic Ultrasound course, 19 October, Kettering
Alder Hey Course in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, 21-22 October, Liverpool
Basic Trauma Course, 23 October 2010, Solihull
International Critical Care Symposium29 October, London
Critical Appraisal 11 November, Dudley Group of Hospitals Foundation Trust
Adult Sexual Assault Examination and Aftercare course 13 November, London
CEM Simulation Faculty course – 22 November, Bath
Advanced Communication Skills Training Workshop - 22 November, Maguire Training Unit
Some Solutions and Emerging Challenges in Encephalitis 29November, London
Toxicology: An Update for the Emergency Physician30 November 2010, Newcastle
New Medscape Emergency Medicine CME
ED Intervention May Reduce Aggression, Alcohol-Related Outcomes in Teens
Treating Severe Asthma
Migraine With Aura Linked to Increased Mortality From Stroke and Heart Disease
Two New Randomized Trials Bolster Benefits of Compression-Only CPR
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This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with accident and emergency issues. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
