The D-dimer is a stable termination product of fibrin degradation. It was introduced as a biomarker of coagulation activation in the early 1970s and first evaluated as a test to exclude venous ...

Background/aim In ED chest pain patients, a 0-hour/1-hour protocol based on high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) tests combined with clinical risk stratification in diagnosing acute coronary ...

Objective Advances in imaging technologies have precipitated uncertainty and inconsistency in the management of neurologically intact patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with ...

Reducing time delays and enhancing reperfusion eligibility related to stroke suspicion by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a registry-based observational study ...

366 The ED young person’s wellbeing guide – a novel approach to psychosocial risk assessing children and young people in the emergency department ...

Highlights from this issue Challenges in research Diagnostic testing Cardiac arrest Addressing violence Emerging concerns Best Evidence Topic Reports Journal update ...

Prolongation of the QT interval is a serious electrocardiogram finding because of its association with torsades de pointes and sudden cardiac death.1 Both congenital and acquired factors can lead to ...

Background To describe the epidemiological profile and clinical manifestations of liquid ecstasy (GHB) poisonings. Methods All cases of GHB poisoning or overdose admitted to the Emergency Department ...

Early assessment and management of poisoning constitutes a core emergency medicine competency. Medical and psychiatric emergencies coexist; the acute poisoning is a dynamic medical illness that ...

Background ABG samples are often obtained in trauma patients to assess shock severity. Venous blood gas (VBG) sampling, which is less invasive, has been widely used to assess other forms of shock. The ...

Imperial College, Emergency Department, St Mary’s Campus, London W2 1NY, UK I Maconochie, Imperial College, Emergency Department, St Mary’s Campus, Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY, UK; ...

Nitazenes are potent synthetic opioids, never licensed for human use due to profound central nervous system and respiratory depression. Developed in the 1950s, they re-emerged in illicit drug supplies ...