Background Early intervention and response to deranged physiological parameters in the
critically ill patient improves outcomes. A National Early Warning Score (NEWS) based on …

Background An important element in improving the care of patients with sepsis is early
identification and early intervention. Early warning score (EWS) systems allow earlier …

Background People experiencing a mental health crisis receive variable and poorer quality
care than those experiencing a physical health crisis. Little is known about the …

Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing
enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service. The effect of …

Background Early intervention and response to deranged physiological parameters in the
critically ill patient improve outcomes. A National Early Warning Score (NEWS) based on …

Background Trauma remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and
throughout the world. Socioeconomic deprivation has been linked with many types of ill …

Background We examined the effect of advanced preparation and organisation of
equipment and drugs for Pre-hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) and tracheal …

Background As an adjunct to physical examination, ultrasound is a potentially attractive
option for diagnosing pneumothoraces in the pre-hospital and retrieval environment–and …

In 2004 the Argyll and Clyde health board established the Emergency Medical Retrieval
Service to support its rural community hospitals. This article describes both why the service …

Introduction Physiological deterioration often precedes clinical deterioration as patients
develop critical illness. Use of a specific Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS), based on …