Journal of accident & emergency medicine
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J Accid Emerg Med
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Comment Letter Comparative Study
Trauma team concepts in the UK: tailoring resources to meet demand.
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Comparative Study
Who should see eye casualties?: a comparison of eye care in an accident and emergency department with a dedicated eye casualty.
Emergency care for eye complaints is provided both by accident and emergency (A&E) departments as well as by dedicated eye casualty departments. This study examines the role of each type of department and the quality of eye care provided. Significant differences were found between the accident and emergency department and the eye casualty department in the history, examination and management of eye patients. ⋯ Most of the omissions related to a failure to perform an adequate, yet simple, ocular examination including failure to record visual acuity. In 44% (44-100) of A&E cases visual acuity was not recorded or recorded incorrectly. In comparison acuity omissions in eye casualty were present in only 4% (2/50) of cases.