Showing papers in "International Emergency Nursing in 2004"

TL;DR: Identification of trends and patterns of violence is necessary so that better health care planning and service provision as well as effective preventative and safe strategies for nurses in the workplace can be implemented.

TL;DR: The aim of the paper is to help the neophyte researcher to structure his orHer report and for the experienced researcher to reflect on his or her current practice.

TL;DR: Personnel in ambulance organisations who perform defusing, debriefing and counselling have to be informed of the importance that the roll of guilt and shame may play in the developing of post-traumatic stress symptoms.

TL;DR: Although levels of patient satisfaction are high, a number of issues arise within the review, which suggest areas where quality of care could improve and suggest future areas for researchers to explore.

TL;DR: It appears that anaphylactoid reactions to intravenous N-acetylcysteine are more likely to occur in high-risk patients, when plasma paracetamol concentrations were found to be below the treatment lines and in late presenters.

TL;DR: 'See and Treat' reduces waiting time for patients with minor injuries and illnesses and has a positive effect on waiting times for patients elsewhere in the department.

TL;DR: The findings show the ED mental health triage and consultancy service positively impacted on the functioning of the emergency department, evidenced by staff' perceptions regarding the value of the service and through shorter "seen by times".

TL;DR: The findings of this study highlight the importance of continuous professional development and, in particular, the need to implement local initiatives aimed at improving the retention of knowledge gained by ATNC participants.

TL;DR: Improving pain management can have a positive impact on patients in moderate pain who experience extended waiting times prior to medical assessment and a statistically and clinically significant reduction in post-analgesic pain scores for patients is identified.

TL;DR: There have been some attempts to categorize behavioural responses to pain by people with an ID, however, they have not been developed into a useful assessment tool and emergency nurses must rely on the person who knows the person with an IDs.

TL;DR: Surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture is associated with a significantly lower incidence of re-rupture and therefore is the treatment method of choice and should be considered in preference to plaster cast immobilisation where appropriate.

TL;DR: Fractures of the intercondylar tibial spine are reported that occurred in adolescents attending the same sporting event and the importance of recognising these injuries is highlighted.

TL;DR: Nurses were more willing to spend time and energy managing pain across all patient groups following the intervention, and nurses' preconceived notions regarding certain patient groups influenced their management of pain.

TL;DR: Practical responses generated by women survivors of CSA are presented to improve emergency care and reduce return visits for this concealed and needy client group.

TL;DR: This combination of measures reduces DTD time, improves speed to delivery of important concomitant medications, and significantly improves the time to ST segment resolution and outcome in STEMI.

TL;DR: Evidence from this study suggests that the Toowoomba adult trauma triage tool (TATTT) provides systematically different results compared to current triage practices utilising the ATS.

TL;DR: Due to the poor sensitivity of PE together with the high sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound, obese patients in whom there is difficulty palpating an aneurysm, despite a history suggestive of possible non-ruptured AAA, should be referred for ultrasound examination to assist with the diagnosis.

TL;DR: Five specific communication strategies that, when employed in an Emergency Care consultation, could significantly enhance its therapeutic potential.

TL;DR: Experienced staff who had received full, participative ATLS training demonstrated an improved understanding of the trauma situation resulting in rapid and accurate decision-making, and attending the ATLS course as an observer appears to have minimal effect on a nurse's performance.

TL;DR: It is important that clinicians who deal infrequently with crush syndrome have access to appropriate guidelines, and this consensus report seeks to provide such advice.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors survey nurses' opinions and experiences of caring for families when the patient's condition is critical and suddenly bereaved families are bereaved in A&E.

TL;DR: Self- Harm patients who took early discharge were less likely than other self-harm patients to be admitted to an in-patient bed and less likely to receive a psychosocial assessment from a mental health specialist.

TL;DR: Nine key steps in the initial management of burn patients in the pre-hospital environment are outlined based on current available evidence and a consensus of specialists from all disciplines caring for burns patients.

TL;DR: Whether nurses given the appropriate training and education using appropriate diagnostic and clinical criteria can safely, effectively clear cervical spines without consulting a medical practitioner is examined.

TL;DR: It is shown that a certain alleviation of pain does occur when using Xylocain but no statistically significant difference exists between the two groups but a larger study needs to be done in order to establish this firmly.

TL;DR: Key difficulties that were identified were poor communication between clinicians and hospital teams, a lack of co-ordination in respect to assessment and care of patients and admissions to hospital for patients who could quite safely be treated in primary care settings.