Journal of accident & emergency medicine
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A postal questionnaire survey was conducted to assess what staff in UK accident and emergency (A&E) departments thought of providing an emergency contraception service, the degree of enthusiasm in and level of provision of the service, and staff attitudes to the introduction or continuation of provision of the service. ⋯ The results show that while the female population appears to see a need for emergency contraception services to be provided in A&E departments, there is some reluctance by UK A&E departments to provide the service. Given the current interest in approaches to reducing unplanned pregnancies, especially in teenagers, provision of emergency contraception by A&E departments requires a pragmatic approach to ensure their cooperation in providing the service when alternative sources of provision are not available.
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To explore the use of a pyroelectric polymer (PEP) film as a transducer for a simple respiratory rate monitor and to evaluate the transducer in a laboratory situation. ⋯ PEP films have the potential to be used as cheap and effective transducers in respiratory rate monitors for non-intubated patients. In the laboratory, they have many desirable characteristics which should now be evaluated in a clinical setting.
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Comment Letter
Inappropriate ambulance usage is a retrospective diagnosis.
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Comment Letter
Planning cannot rely on emergencies arriving by ambulance.