The impact of work related stressors on emergency clinicians has long been recognized, yet
there is little formal research into the benefits of debriefing hospital staff after critical …

Background Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants and
the leading cause of hospital admission. Hydration is a mainstay of treatment, but insufficient …

Anecdotally critical incident debriefing (CID) is an important topic for staff in paediatric ED.
The present study aimed to determine current baseline CID practices and perceived needs …

Objective Emergency department (ED) staff need to rapidly establish accurate diagnosis and
management for children with arrhythmias. Limited data are available on the presenting …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2012; 19: 31–36© 2012 by the Society for Academic
Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an attractive agent for …

Objective Large, mainly North American, series has shown the safety of paediatric
procedural sedation in the emergency department (ED). However, sedation practices …

Background Bronchiolitis is the most common reason for admission of infants to hospital in
developed countries. Fluid replacement therapy is required in about 30% of children …

Background: As a nonopioid parenteral analgesic intravenous (IV) acetaminophen is
potentially attractive for emergency department (ED) use. However, there is little experience …

This paper plots international evidence of nurse practitioner efficacy, cost and quality against
identification and discussion of barriers of nurse practitioner practice reported in the …

Introduction An ongoing comprehensive paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) training and
credentialing programme to improve patient safety was introduced into emergency …