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Improving domestic violence screening practices in the emergency department: an Australian perspective

Correspondence to Amy Lynn Sweeny, Emergency Department, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia; amy.sweeny{at}health.qld.gov.au Introduction Domestic violence (DV) is ...
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The comparison of modified early warning score with rapid emergency medicine score: a prospective multicentre observational cohort study on medical and surgical patients ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Bursa Sevket Yılmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey 3 ...
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‘Fatal 2,4-dinitrophenol poisoning… coming to a hospital near you’

1 St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Anaesthetic Department, London, UK 2 Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London UK Correspondence to Dr Claas Siegmueller, St George's ...
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Investigation into the predictive capability for mortality and the trigger points of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in emergency department patients

Introduction National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to monitor and trigger assessment throughout a patient’s hospital journey. Since the development and role out of NEWS2, its ability ...
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The use of history to identify anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the acute trauma setting: the 'LIMP index'

Objective To identify the injury history features reported by patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and determine whether history may be used to identify patients requiring follow-up ...
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THE PAEDIATRIC OBSERVATION PRIORITY SCORE (POPS): A USEFUL TOOL TO PREDICT LIKELIHOOD OF ADMISSION FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objectives & Background No specific early warning score universally validated for use in all children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) exists. POPS is a novel aggregate scoring system, ...