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Snakebite enquiries to the UK National Poisons Information Service: 2004–2010
Objective To describe trends regarding snakebite enquiries to the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) from 2004 to 2010. Methods The NPIS telephone enquiry database, the UK Poisons ...
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Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster
Correspondence to: Dr J Acheson c/o Department of Surgery, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT28 3QE, Northern Ireland; achesonjonnyhotmail.com Acute urinary retention in women is uncommon.
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Public understanding of medical terminology: non-English speakers may not receive optimal care
1 Emergency Medicine Research Group, University of Warwick and Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust, Coventry 2 Emergency Medicine Research Group, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University ...
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A complication of the use of an intra-osseous needle
1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Section of Emergency Medicine, Armed Forces Medical Centre Ulm, Ulm, Germany 2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, German Field ...
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Preparation for the next major incident: are we ready?
Background: In 1996, Carley and Mackway-Jones examined British hospital’s readiness for a major incident. In the light of recent terrorist events in London, our group has re-visited the issue and ...