Following resuscitation from cardiorespiratory arrest 80% of patients are comatose. Of these patients, 20% will survive and regain consciousness. Is it possible to predict an individual’s long term ...

Introduction Major trauma is the third leading cause of avoidable mortality in the UK. Defining which patients require care in a major trauma centre is a critical component of developing, evaluating ...

Correspondence to C Thakar, Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; chrish49{at}hotmail.com The Hoffa fracture is a rare unicondylar fracture of the lower ...

1 Accident and Emergency Department, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Dewsbury, UK 2 Accident and Emergency Department, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK Objectives—To determine whether the ...

4 Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community based Medicine, Manchester Medical Academic Health Sciences Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK ...

Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong Correspondence to: Dr Y-F Choi Medical Officer, Accident and Emergency Department, Pamela Youde Nethersole ...

1 Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, P.R. China 2 Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China 3 Medical College of Wuhan University, P.R. China 4 Public Health School ...

Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine, Section Emergency Medicine, Armed Forces Medical Centre Ulm, Ulm, Germany Correspondence to Dr Holger Gässler, Armed Forces Medical Centre Ulm, ...

Objective—To compare functional outcome in patients with acute grade 1 or 2 (mild to moderate) lateral ankle sprains randomised to treatment with or without a double tubigrip bandage (DTG).

Correspondence to Dr Nicholas Woodier, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery (North Centre), Emergency Medicine, Kings Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, UK; nicholas.woodier{at}nhs.net ...

Emergency Medicine Research Group, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Correspondence to: Dr K Hogg Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, ...

2 Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Australia, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to C Reid, Greater Sydney Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, Rescue Helicopter Base, ...