Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S Toulson.
Patients seen as inappropriate attenders may well have perfectly logical reasons for attending A&E. A&E nurses must develop ideas which reflect the needs of patients rather than traditional boundaries of practice.
Older people have the highest suicide rate of any age group. A&E staff are faced with patients who have taken an overdose and ask to be allowed to die. Care of such patients in A&E should not only be concerned with the physical aspects but must respond to the individual's needs and problems.
1. ATLS is a systematic approach, aimed at reducing mortality in the 'golden hour' after injury. 2. Injury to the cervical spine must be presumed, and effective immobilisation methods employed in all trauma patients until such an injury can be medically excluded. 3. Blood loss is the most common remediable cause of morbidity and mortality following trauma. 4. Many A&E nurses lack confidence in care of trauma patients and require further training in this area.
The onset of winter is the time when many voluntary agencies begin their campaigns regarding the dangers of the cold upon the elderly population. It is also the time when accident and emergency nurses treat the highest proportion of such people presenting in various degrees of accidental hypothermia. This article outlines the care required and highlights the health education advice needed to minimize the problem.
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