Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Triage is a key principle in the effective management of major incidents and is the process by which patients are prioritised on the basis of their clinical acuity. However, work published over the ...

1 Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2 Director of Research and Development, ...

Objective: The Pediatric Assessment Triangle is a rapid assessment tool that uses only visual and auditory clues, requires no equipment, and takes 30-60 s to perform. It's being used internationally ...

Introduction Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is a high acuity, low frequency event. Traditionally, survival from TCA has been reported as low, with some believing resuscitation is futile.

When you hear the title ‘paediatric physiotherapist’, you might picture a professional who treats children with injuries like ankle sprains or broken arms. However, the role is much broader than that.

Objectives To describe the incidence of and patterns of ‘escalated care’ (care in addition to standard treatment with systemic corticosteroids and inhaled bronchodilators) for children receiving ...

Objectives The aim is to compare adolescent (10–24.99 years) trauma patterns and interventions to adult (≥25) and paediatric cases (<10) and to identify any transition points. Design and setting Data ...

A “difficult airway situation” arises whenever face mask ventilation, laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or use of supraglottic device fail to secure ventilation. As bradycardia and cardiac arrest ...

dMathematical Sciences Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK eSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK ...