Emergency Medicine
Ruan Vlok Background Hypoxaemia increases the risk of intubation markedly. Such concerns are multiplied in the emergency department (ED) and during retrieval where patients may be unstable, preparation or preoxygenation time limited and the environment uncontrolled. Apnoeic oxygenation is a promising means of preventing...
Research
Erica Dean, Sarah Ritchie, Stacey Casley, Henry Hicks Abstract In 1995, a classification system for horse falls was created, based on presentations to a rural emergency department (ED)1. Other studies have since looked at the pattern of injuries2, however there is still no recognised...
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