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Reducing repeat emergency department attendance for non-urgent care: a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions
Paediatric Emergency medicine continues to evolve as a specialty around the world and with it, an increasing demand on those services, in the emergency departments, paediatric and mixed departments alike. How this increased demand may be managed, including the use of appropriate pathways of care, to ensure that children and young people get the right care that they require is necessary. This systematic review has found that the evidence for which interventions are effective in decreasing the demand on ED services for non-urgent care is inconclusive and needs more research. This work did suggest that the greatest benefit might be in primary care services, which would be integral to reducing such attendances and that the parents should be provided with information about the management of common conditions.
Perhaps it is time to experiment with an informed grandparent being posted at the end of community streets to provide guidance! Alternatively, health needs to be thought about in everyday living, about living healthily!
Pre-Hospital tranexamic acid shortens the interval to administration by half in major trauma networks: a service evaluation
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is used to manage blood loss from postpartum bleeding, post-surgery, hereditary angioedema …