Emergencies - Nursing
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Manchester Triage System provides good reliability in an Australian emergency department.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: The Australasian Triage Scale is a simple five-point system of triage that forms the basis of triage in most emergency departments in Australia. The Manchester Triage System (MTS) is an algorithmic aid to the process of triage. It ... Read more...

Responding to amniotic fluid embolism.

30 May 2009 Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), an uncommon disorder with a high fatality rate, is an obstetric emergency that requires swift recognition and intervention to save both the mother's life and that of her child.The high mortality rate and varying ... Read more...

Teaching anaesthetic nurses optimal force for effective cricoid pressure: a literature review.

29 Apr 2009 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This literature review explores the role of force and education in cricoid pressure, an essential aspect of practice for any nurse within a critical care environment. BACKGROUND: Cricoid pressure is utilized in everyday practice ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Emergencies - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Emergency: acetaminophen poisoning. 30 Aug 2009
• [5/12. Fever in the child] 30 Jul 2009
• The Manchester Triage System provides good reliability in an Australian emergency department. 29 Jun 2009
• Responding to amniotic fluid embolism. 30 May 2009
• What you need to know about acute chest syndrome. 30 May 2009
• Aspirin-induced postoperative bleeding. 29 Apr 2009
• Teaching anaesthetic nurses optimal force for effective cricoid pressure: a literature review. 29 Apr 2009
• Evaluation and management of genitourinary emergencies. 29 Apr 2009
• Getting the red out: primary angle-closure glaucoma. 29 Apr 2009
• [With rain gear and rubber boots to first aid training] 29 Apr 2009
• The use of medical orders in acute care oxygen therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• Leading successful rapid response teams: A multisite implementation evaluation. 30 Mar 2009
• Emergency oxygen delivery in adults 1: updating nursing practice. 27 Feb 2009
• [Preventing anxiety and pain in children in pediatric emergencies] 27 Feb 2009
• [Specific and complementary nursing competences in the management of psychiatric emergencies] 27 Feb 2009
• Preventing heat stroke in Australian communities. 30 Jan 2009
• Shoulder dystocia drills: how one unit prepares for potential obstetric emergencies. 30 Jan 2009
• Nurse specialist treatment of eye emergencies: five year follow up study of quality and effectiveness. 27 Jan 2009
• Nurses' perceptions of leadership in an adult intensive care unit: a phenomenology study. 5 Jan 2009
• [Home emergencies] 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Emergencies'

Definition: Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.

Descriptor UI: D004630

Alternative terms: Emergencies; Emergency;

Related Mesh Headings: Crisis Intervention; Critical Care; Emergency Treatment; First Aid; Hotlines;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; epidemiology; history; nursing; psychology; veterinary;

Tree Number: C23.550.291.781; N06.230.100.083; N06.850.376;

Technical Notes: EMERGENCY MEDICINE is the corresponding specialty; emergencies in specific diseases: coordinate NIM with specific disease (IM); "drug emergencies": coordinate NIM with specific drug or chemical with probably /pois (IM)