Biomedical subjects
Anthony Summers
Publications and source records attributed to Anthony Summers.
So you have been called to court....
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Getting back in the driving seat.
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Practice makes perfect: cervical rib syndrome.
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Sore throats.
This work looks at how a nurse practitioner can assess, diagnose and treat a patient that presents to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department with a sore throat. A brief look is taken at the common causes of sore throat. The reader is then introduced to a simple scoring system (McIsaac scoring) to determine whether a patient requires antibiotics to treat their sore throat. A list is then given of alternative diagnoses and how they should be treated.
Can nurses interpret X-rays safely without formal tuition?
This work looks at the skill of X-ray interpretation that nurses working in Accident and Emergency have achieved without being provided any formal tuition on the topic. It shows that nurses do indeed learn whilst at work and that with a little forethought develop skills that can benefit patients and lead to service improvements.
Recognising and treating Colles' type fractures in emergency care settings.
In this article, the author explains how to identify a Colles' type fracture, explains how to insert a haematoma block, and gives a step by step guide to reducing this type of fracture.
From white to blue to red: Raynaud's phenomenon.
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A novel accelerometer tilt switch device for switch actuation in the patient with profound disability.
We describe the design and operation of a new switch that can be operated by patients with severely limited movement. The basis for the switch is an inexpensive single-chip accelerometer device. The switch responds to a relatively rapid rotation of the active components. We have ensured that the sensitivity of the switch device is adjustable over a wide range. The device automatically adjusts for changes in attitude of the device that result from a patient changing posture. We show that the device can operate in a wide range of attitudes. We describe 2 case studies in which the switch was successfully used as a head tilt switch.