scholarly journals Facilities for chemical decontamination in accident and emergency departments in the United Kingdom

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 453-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
G George
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Chemical Decontamination ◽  
Accident And Emergency

Emergency Medicine in the United Kingdom—How It Is Taught

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 85-86
Author(s):  
Andrew K. Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Way

The staff of accident and emergency departments in the United Kingdom are realizing their increasing role in teaching the elements of emergency care. This paper highlights some recent developments which have influenced the way in which emergency medicine is taught.First Aid instruction aims to impart the universally agreed and accepted principles to a wide ranging audience. Traditionally these principles have been embodied in the combined manual of the St. John Ambulance Service, St.

scholarly journals Emergency psychiatric referrals to a university hospital in Pakistan

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 471-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hashim Reza ◽  
Sajid Mahmood Choudhry ◽  
Murad Moosa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
General Hospitals ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Accident And Emergency Department

The role of the accident and emergency department in the care of psychiatric patients has been long recognised. Mindham et al (1973) reported that many psychiatric patients, at their first or subsequent contact, present themselves as emergencies, and therefore a suitable service must be provided for them. It is interesting that a large number of reports describe various aspects of one particular service in London, namely the Maudsley Emergency Clinic. Several recent reports describe emergency psychiatric services in different district general hospitals in the United Kingdom.

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