Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the GlideScope video laryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope in simulated tracheal intubation scenarios.
To compare the GlideScope video laryngoscope (GVL) with the classic Macintosh laryngoscope in simulated airway scenarios of varying difficulty. ⋯ This study suggests that the GVL could be an option for airway management even by emergency physicians with little experience and no training in its use.
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In the Boarders in the Emergency Department (BED) study the impact of overcrowding due to boarders on patients' mortality and the likelihood of being diagnosed with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during admission was examined. With regard to efficiency, the impact of overcrowding on the time to first medical assessment for admitted patients, the number of patients leaving without being seen, and the rate of admission as a percentage of total emergency department attendances was explored. ⋯ It is wrong for patients who are sick enough to require admission to hospital to be kept in the emergency department, and the entire health system must respond to their plight.