Correspondence to Dr Helen Riess, Empathy and Relational Science Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; HRiess{at}Partners.Org While many believe some people are ...

Background Initial ED assessment can use early warning scores to identify and prioritise patients who need time-critical treatment. We aimed to determine the accuracy of the National Early Warning ...

Early warning scores are frequently used in UK adult emergency departments (EDs) and are gaining traction in paediatric emergency care. Like many innovations with inherent face validity, they have ...

Background We aimed to determine the incidence, nature of and predisposing factors for risk events (REs) that occur during the intrahospital transport of patients from the ED. Methods We undertook a ...

This paper examines some problems related to trauma care, and, at the same time, discusses some solutions, particularly stressing the need for a trauma system in Great Britain.

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; 2 Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; 3 Department of Medicine of the ...

Background The goal of delivering ‘the right care in the right place, first time’ is central to the Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (APP) led Integrated Care Hub (APPICH). This hub co-locates APPs ...