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Managing “non-urgent emergencies”▸
The ambulance service is under tremendous pressure to efficiently manage an ever increasing number of emergency calls. Many of the calls appear to be generated for problems which do not require emergency hospital treatment, so alternatives in the form of treatment or other referral at the scene by paramedics appear attractive. The authors of this Welsh study report that ambulance crews were generally positive about the introduction of “Treat and Refer” protocols. They point to the considerable opportunities which exist in such a development, but warn of practical difficulties.
Out of hospital arrests during football’s world cup▸
Emergency departments generally welcome the football world cup as a time of fewer attendances. The authors of this report describe an increase in out of hospital cardiac arrests in the French speaking provinces of Switzerland during the …