Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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To identify overall, seasonal, sex and age specific national trends in community violence from an accident and emergency (A&E) department perspective. ⋯ There was no overall significant change in levels of violence between 1995-1998 from an A&E department perspective. Numbers of women injured and those aged 31-50 increased significantly. The incidence of injury sustained in community violence is biphasic: is highest during July to September and lowest during February to April. National A&E department violence surveillance provides a unique perspective.
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Comparative Study
Emergency airway management by non-anaesthesia house officers--a comparison of three strategies.
The purpose of this study was to determine effects of different airway devices and tidal volumes on lung ventilation and gastric inflation in an unprotected airway. ⋯ The paediatric self inflating bag may be an option to reduce the risk of gastric inflation when using the laryngeal mask airway, and especially, the bag-valve-facemask. Both the laryngeal mask airway and combitube proved to be valid alternatives for the bag-valve-facemask in this experimental model.
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To determine the relation between deprivation category, triage score and accident and emergency (A&E) attendance for children under the age of 13. ⋯ Attendance at A&E is not only related to severity of injury but also to deprivation category. The reason why people from disadvantaged areas attend more frequently needs further evaluation.