Background To assess the response time and the details of the operating procedure of the Beijing 120 Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Methods Between June and December 2005, 51 918 EMS cases recorded ...

Background Many patients will require extrication following a motor vehicle collision (MVC). Little information exists on the time taken for extrication or the factors which affect this time.

Introduction Care guidelines can improve the quality of care by making current evidence available in a concise format. Emergency departments (EDs) are an ideal site for guidelines given the wide ...

1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medicine, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany 2 Department of Medical Statistics, Georg-August-University, ...

Background There appears to be a paucity of studies examining the characteristics and impact of frequent users upon emergency medical services (EMS). Objective To review current primary research on ...

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Introduction Low and middle income countries bear a disproportionate burden of paediatric morbidity and mortality. South Africa, a middle income country, has unacceptably high mortality in children ...

Correspondence to Ian Coulter, Department of Emergency Medicine, James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK; ian.coulter{at}doctors.org.uk ...

Correspondence to Dr Jamie Hugo Macdonald, Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ, UK; ...

3 Emergency Department, Rotherham Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK Correspondence to Dr James R Griffiths, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ...

Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan Correspondence to Dr Shih-Chiang Hung, Department of Emergency ...

Correspondence to Joji Inamasu, Department of Emergency Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, 911-1 Takebayashi, Utsunomiya 321-0974, Japan; ginamasu{at}aol.com Background Sudden loss of ...