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Use of the human dive reflex for the management of supraventricular tachycardia: a review of the literature

4 Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to Dr G Smith, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash ...
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Emergency department triage revisited

Triage is a process that is critical to the effective management of modern emergency departments. Triage systems aim, not only to ensure clinical justice for the patient, but also to provide an ...
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Randomised comparison of intravenous paracetamol and intravenous morphine for acute traumatic limb pain in the emergency department

Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of intravenous paracetamol with intravenous morphine in patients with moderate to severe traumatic limb pain. Methods This randomised, double-blind ...
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Intravenous paracetamol versus dexketoprofen versus morphine in acute mechanical low back pain in the emergency department: a randomised double-blind controlled trial

Study objective The objective of this study was to determine the analgesic efficacy and safety of intravenous, single-dose paracetamol versus dexketoprofen versus morphine in patients presenting with ...
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Accidental colchicine overdose. A case report and literature review

Correspondence to: Mr P E Pritty, Accident and Emergency Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK; ppritty{at}aol.com Colchicine overdose is uncommon but potentially life ...
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Rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia via the intraosseous route: a prospective observational study

Background Intraosseous (IO) drug infusion has been reported to have similar pharmacokinetics to intravenous (IV) infusion. In military and civilian trauma, the IO route is often used to obtain rapid ...